Mr. Speaker, Canada's auto sector is in crisis. Production has been cut in half since 2015 and dropped another 7.8% last year. Exports are down more than 53%. Over 5,000 workers are out of a job. In Brampton alone, 3,000 jobs have been lost.
Under the Liberal government, the promise to protect this industry has proven to be an illusion. Instead of fighting for our workers, it accepted U.S. tariffs as permanent. Nearly $2 billion has been taken from Canadian auto manufacturers. What is worse is that the Liberals are subsidizing foreign-made vehicles while Canadian plants sit idle. That is not leadership. That is surrender.
Conservatives have a plan to remove the GST on Canadian-made cars, end costly EV mandates and bring home a new tariff-free auto pact to double our production to two million vehicles a year.
Let us rebuild our auto sector, restore our economic strength and stand up for Canadians.