Ottawa launching Stellantis dispute resolution process over Brampton cuts
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Industry Minister Melanie Joly faced questions at the House of Commons industry committee on whether federal contracts included definitive protections for Canadian autoworkers.
Industry Minister Mélanie Joly said Monday that the federal government is launching a formal dispute resolution process under its contracts with Stellantis over the automaker’s decision to move production from its Brampton, Ont., plant to the U.S.
Joly provided the update on the government’s efforts as she faced questions at the House of Commons industry committee on whether the contracts included definitive protections for Canadian autoworkers.
“Before the close of business, the government will take the next step under the contracts to recover Canadian taxpayers’ money,” she told the committee.
“This means that we will start the 30-day period of the formal dispute resolution process in order to bring back production at the Stellantis Brampton facility.”
She added in French: “These actions are not symbolic. They are the direct consequence of a violation of clear commitments…. When a commitment to the Canadian government is not respected on behalf of Canadian workers, there will be consequences.”
Joly said the resolution process gives Stellantis 30 days to present a plan on addressing what she called a breach of contract. She specifically mentioned the 2022 agreement Stellantis signed to access $529 million from the federal Strategic Innovation Fund to retool its plants in Brampton and Windsor, Ont.
The contract was contingent on keeping production at those plants, she said.
The minister added recent contracts between Ottawa and Stellantis — including the nearly $15-billion investment in a new battery plant in Windsor — are “linked” in terms of tying the funding to maintaining Canadian jobs.
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