Mr. Speaker, under the Liberal government, and under that particular minister, auto production has fallen by half. After the Prime Minister was elected promising that he would protect the auto industry and get a deal with the U.S. by July 21, he broke both of those promises. Since then, there have been job losses at CAMI Ingersoll, GM Oshawa, Stellantis Brampton and Paccar in Quebec.
Today, he finally flip-flopped on his cherished EV mandate, but he is bringing in a new subsidy for people to buy American-made automobiles. Why is he forcing Canadian workers to pay taxes to subsidize American vehicles?