Worried about foreign workers, Conservatives demand details of $15B Honda EV deal

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Ontario Premier Doug Ford, centre, work along the vehicle assembly line before at an event announcing plans for a Honda electric vehicle battery plant in Alliston, Ont., on Thursday, April 25, 2024.

Conservative MPs are pushing Ottawa to release details of its agreement with Honda Canada to build a sprawling electric vehicle operation in southern Ontario — disclosure they say is necessary to ensure Canadians get all the jobs in the multi-billion-dollar project.

"Canadian workers are being sidelined without consequence. This is a slap in the face to Canadian workers and utterly unacceptable from LG and Stellantis, particularly when their shareholders stand to benefit from more than $15 billion in generous tax incentives from the Government of Canada.

Perkins said he doesn't want to see a repeat of this situation at the Honda site in Alliston, Ont., which, afterPerkin said he wants MPs to review the contract to verify that the federal and provincial governments secured a commitment to hire Canadian workers before handing over public funds. A spokesperson for International Trade Minister Mary Ng told CBC News that she met with the leadership of LG Energy Solutions in South Korea last week and "raised the issue of using foreign workers for jobs at their NextStar plant."

"We want to maximize Canadian workers at every turn and every opportunity," he said, adding Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne also has been in contact with NextStar's president and has insisted that Canadians take priority.

 

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