Mr. Speaker, this news out of GM today is another devastating blow for auto workers. It comes less than a week after Stellantis announced 3,000 layoffs as it moved production from Canada into the U.S.
The Prime Minister looked Canadians in the eye and promised that, in exchange for their votes, he would prevent auto sector job losses from happening. Well, they are happening.
If the government included a Canada-wide job protection plan in its $15-billion deal to Stellantis, it could simply invoke that clause. The minister who signed the contract should be able to answer this question: Did the Liberals include a job protection clause in the contract with Stellantis?