Thank you very much, Madam Chair.
Thank you very much to the witnesses for coming here today.
Allow me to open by saying that we are the party of free trade. Not by any stretch of the imagination is it in our interest to hold it up. Families, workers and businesses depend on it. But without all the information at our fingertips, such as an economic impact study, we have to do our due diligence.
Mr. DiCaro, the clause that requires 40% of cars produced in Mexico to be completed by workers making at least $16 an hour, or $20 Canadian, on the surface is good news for auto workers in Canada, and obviously for workers in my riding of Essex. The underlying assumption is that automotive manufacturing jobs will migrate to the north. I am concerned, however, about the lack of analysis.
My question is twofold, sir. First, will you have an internal mechanism for tracking this sort of data to ensure that this provision does benefit auto workers in Canada? Second, if the measures are not being properly implemented, is there a means for you to intervene to ensure compliance?