Mr. Chair, what we have seen with the Stellantis deal, where billions of dollars were laid out in both subsidies and direct investment to advance EV battery plants, and what we are seeing in the industry with respect to the number of individuals, consumers, who actually want to purchase these products, is that the demand is not there.
Not only are we shelling out money for things that do not make sense and that hamper competitiveness in the industry, for a product that people do not seem to want to the degree the Liberal government thinks they should; we are also handing out contracts and dollars to companies without, as it appears today, any sort of jobs guarantees to protect Canadian workers. I would say that, in the future, if we are going to make any deals to support auto companies, this should be done with job protections for Canadian workers.