Thank you for listening to Pictures Media Radio. Welcome to Policy and Rights show up Gosh, welcomer, Policy Human Joys. Welcome back to Policy and Race. Here to pick Media Radio. I'm your host, Michael Cloggs. So here's an interesting thought
and question. Uh so, what do you do as a country when your biggest trade partner decides that it wants to be the biggest bully in the world, that it wants to make the rest of the world been to its well, been to its whim, been to its will and do exactly what wants the world to do wants When that bully wants the rest of the world to do exactly what they say to do and nothing more and nothing less, that they're the ones that need to be in control of everything and the rest of the
world can take a back seat. What do you do when your biggest trade partner their ideology becomes that of supremacy and bigotry instead of inclusiveness, democracy and equality. Well, it is something that Canada is actually facing when their biggest trade partner, of course being the United States. And that's exactly how the United States is acting at this time.
The whole make America great again campaign is that of how do we bully the world into doing what we wanted to do, and how do we eliminate those people that we find less desirable from our country and how is that going to spill over into into the rest of the world as time marches forward. Okay, so there is Canada is actually answering back to this, and the Leberal government, led of course by Mark Carney as Prime Minister, is actually coming up with new strategies to protect Canadians
and to protect Canadian interest. One of those things we're gonna hear from uh from from them today and we're also gonna hear uh, well, we may not hear too many rebuttals for uh from one on the topic itself about the new automotive strategy and how uh the the Liberal government is pining on moving forward with such things
and other industries so that it protects Canada. So we're going to hear from Mark Karney, and we're also going to hear from Melanie Jolie, the Minister of Industry and the Minister responsible for the Canadian Economic development for Quebec regions, and they're coming with a new strategy and some of the focuses on that are to accelerate investment in canada
automotive automotive manufacturing sector. The government is allocating three billion dollars towards that and out of that, one hundred million from the Regional Tariff Response Initiative to help the auto industry adapt and grow and in diverse ways. To rationalize emissions reduction policies to focus on outcomes that matters to Canadians. The government will introduce stronger greenhouse gas emissions standards for models twenty seven from twenty twenty seven to twenty thirty two.
These standards will put Canada on the path to achieve a goal of seventy five percent EV sales by twenty thirty five and ninety percent EV sales by twenty forty. To build domestic customer base to make electric vehicles more affordable and reliable, the government will launch a five year
EVY affordability program. And there's several points to go along with that, and please do check out our our blog posts on depictions dot media for what the government is actually trying to do with this Number five is to protect Canadian auto workers and businesses from immediate pressures while
helping to bridge them to the future. The government will provide support to employees through new work sharing grants, preventing layouts and support worker retention so businesses can plan for the future and a lot of us this does not actually involve the United States. Some of it does involve new partnerships with Asia and new partnerships being forged so that Canada can can take a leadership role in well the world economy and not take a backseat to the
United States any longer. So we're going to hear from Melanie Jolie as she speaks about this. We're also going to hear from Prime Minister Carney. We're going to hear from advocates for Canadian workers and union members, and we're also going to hear from the interim NDP leader as he has something to say about the future, of course of the NDP and the future of Canada along with that. So why don't we get started and listen to what
everybody has to say. We'll do that in a second, as there's some other things that well have to well, we need to talk about some other things that Donald Trump is doing. And as I said earlier that the United States is becoming the biggest bully on the block. Well, it isn't because of should we say, a wide spread thought process, but it has to do more with what one person is trying to do. And that person is
of course the president, Donald Trump. And there's some things about him that he only has his own interests at heart. He doesn't have all of the United States interests at heart at all. That there's some recent things that have happened, a member of Ice being arrested for public public destruction and being a public nuisance and being fined six thousand
dollars in Minneapolis, Minnesota. There are some other things that have were judges while some of some of the trials that are still happening around Donald Trump, he'd is ordered, yes, you can, as a judge order the president of the United States to well shut up. And he has ignored several gag orders and of course he has done that repeatedly. And here as a thought, what if the president of the United States is found in contempt of court by a judge? What does that actually mean and how can
it be enforced? And that's something they could we could be seen pretty soon as.
Well.
He's not following the judges orders just because you are the president doesn't mean that you are held above or beyond the law that in many in many respects, you who are the greatest example of a citizen who respects the law in many respects. The President of the United States is an example of that person who does their best to abide by the rules and the law, because ultimately he is the chief executive officer of all of those who have taken an oath to protect the law,
the constitution, and the country. And it's something that Donald Trump took that oath with his fingers crossed, with no intentions at all of honoring what that oath truly means. It's something to think about, especially if you're living in the United States right now. What do you do now that you've figured out that your president has no intentions of honoring it what the definition of the United States
truly is. So with that being said, let's get started and we're going to hear from Melanie Jolie as she talks about new plans for the Canadian automotive sector and what it means for the Canadian economy.
I'm Dominica Ruric. I'm the Member of Parliament for Guelf Merce, the Elenamar Merce HOSTELTI. It is so fitting to be in the Frank HASSENFRAT Center for Excellence in Manufacturing to announce Canada's Auto strategy. Lennamar has been a cornerstone of innovation and advanced manufacturing in Gwealth and globally. Their leadership continues to shape not only our local economy, but Canada's position in the.
Global auto sector and other sectors.
As well. Lenamar's success and indeed Canada's new Auto strategy, they both underscore the importance of ongoing support for the best auto workers in the world, support for innovation in the auto sector, and a relentless pursuit of new global markets. Thank you Mark's Daddart and your entire team for the work you do every day and for hosting us today. Thank you Mayor Cam Guthrie, our MPP, Mike Shriner and Chamber of Commerce President and Y Veller for being here.
Our presence here collectively represents one of gwelf's great strength and that is we enjoy strong collaboration across all levels of government, in the business community and throughout the broader community. And that collaboration is absolutely essential as we help local businesses face the you know weather the impacts of unjustified American tariffs and chart the next chapter of Canada's automotive
and industrial future. There's no better city to illustrate and realize the potential that lies in the synergy of a successful and sustainable auto sector than Guelph. De riperti far if JayR inke Outreville o Canada qui ilustre e concretismir les nego sector automobile prosper izab Kigwelf. As a member of the Industry Committee, Chair of the Autocaucus and Member of Parliament for Guelph, it's my absolute privilege to convene and to continue this important conversation about where the auto
sector is headed. We know how critical the sector is to the Canadian economy, to each word and to each community. The strategy supports and showcases Canada's ability to adapt, to innovate, and to lead when the world is changing quickly. We know global competition is intensifying. Consumers are demanding cleaner, smarter,
more efficient options. Countries around the world are racing to secure the investments, talent and supply chains that will define the next generation of mobility, and Canada has every reason to lead this race for the sector and in our race to net zero bi dire in zavon leadership necessarire varsila capesti ains.
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investments and a champion innovation across the country. It's my absolute honor to invite you to join me in welcoming my colleague, my minister on the Industry Committee and Canada's Minister of Industry. Be honorable and ENERGINI.
Well, thank you. The Manique to six tradition fun Devani media. So I just said in French. You know already that I'm a fan, but I'm saying it in front the media. Dominic has been a tireless advocate obviously for Gwelth in southwestern Ontario, but actually also focusing on the auto sector. And she was the first to create an auto caucus within our caucus and she's been leading it. So she's been actually a very important part of putting the auto
strategy together. So thank you so much, mister Mayor, mpp Mark, everybody. I'm really happy to be here. Unfortunately Linda is elsewhere, but we love Linda and we know she's working and I'll be in contact with her later today. So thank you for hosting us. When you think about it and take a bit of a step back of what does it mean to be part of the auto industry in Canada, Well, we're five hundred thousand auto workers strong. We're fundamentally an
auto nation. We build the best card in the world for the world, and we've been time and time again winning prizes because we're building these cars, and also we have some of the most productive plants auto plants in the world. Even recently, I know that the Dodge Charger won the Car of the Year at the Detroit Auto Show. I know that Linamar has been participating in actually building this car. Because a lot of the autoparts come from
Lenamar and from here. So I wanted to congratulate the team, the executive team, the workers, because that's because of your work. So congrats. I know we're not that many, but why not? Why not? And where we can also be extremely proud is we have national champions when it comes to autoparts, and Linimar is one of the three national champions, not
only building here but also across the world autoparts. So we come to the Auto Conversation in a place of strength, and we know that the sector is going through a lot of change. Yes, US tariffs unjustified, unjustifiable twenty five percent tariffs against our industry and our workers. But also it is happening at a time where there's a real revolution happening in the auto sector because we know that the electrification is a reality. The market is going there,
and actually capital is going there. It has not necessarily hit as much North America, but it's a question of time and by twenty thirty five, forty percent of all the cars in the world sold will be evs. So what do we do. There are lots of things we can't control. We can't control what's going on in south of the border, but there are many things we can control, and what we do with our auto sector is something
we can control. And so we'll continue to fight for auto workers, We'll continue to fight for auto businesses, and I'll make sure that I fight within cabinet to prioritize the auto sector and so and dominique within caucus as well. So our auto strategy has two main objectives. First, auto production. We want to make sure that we build cars in Canada, build them for North America, but also for the world. And the other objective is we want to embrace progress.
We want to be able to embrace the new technologies that are being developed in the auto sector. So that's why yesterday we announced a very important the Prime Minister announce a very important auto strategy which is built on these different initiatives. First, three billion dollars to support our automakers, to protect jobs, but also to attract new investments. Second, we'll continue to put counter tariffs against American made vehicles because they put the US has put tariffs on our
auto sector. But we will also allow more market access to companies that decide to invest here and actually build even more. And there are companies such as Honda and Toyota, that since the beginning of this trade war have actually increased their auto production, so we want to reward them. We're also putting in place e the incentives five thousands for eves and particularly also those made in Canada, and
twenty five hundred for hybrid plugins. We're going after GHD reduction through new GHD emission standards, and we think that we'll drive down emissions. But we're also aligning US elves much more with Europe, which is a first. We will build new charging stations across the country. We know that there's range anxiety and we need to address this. There are solutions we've seen elsewhere in the world. They're being built. We're putting one point five billion dollars in the Infrastructure
Bank to make sure that that's the case. We're also going to push even more for work sharing program and really prevent layoffs, so that's also focused on workers. And finally, we're tracking new investments. Our goal is to leverage our defense procurement, particularly the submarine deal, to track new car plants in Canada and all so we will use our trade agreements to have market access around the world to
export the cars made here. So today I'm happy to announce that in the coming weeks I will convene the Canada Auto Task Force, and I was on the phone with Premiere Forward again this morning and with Minister Fideli and together with the province, we will bring key decision makers from the auto industry, labor and government to have a clear plan for the future. Our first objective will be to build the twenty twenty nine Honda Civic and Canada and we will secure the future Toyota Wrap four
and Lexus models for Canadian production. First objective. Second objective we are bringing production home and we will focus on Ingersoll, Brampton and Oshawa which have been hit by either closures or reduction of ship And third objective we will attract new partners to build new auto plants in Canada Grass Strategic, Grand Bar, No Petite Sentra, Price telma Esan Ciel Doble Ovava are So. Twenty twenty five was a year where we were all reacting to what was going on, particularly
south of the border. Twenty twenty six is the year where we have a plan and we're moving ahead. Will be a pleasure for me to take all your questions.
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To meet you as well. I know Linda isn't here, but around this time last year there was announcement here and I'd ask her a question regarding the tariffs. Everything was quite new and she said, in her opinion, if a significant tariff is imposed, it will bring the industry to its knees.
That was last year. What about this year?
You just sort of said moving forward, Well.
Our goal is that we will make sure that we fight back and are the workers have been at work dedicated to build the best cars in the world. I've just mentioned we just won the Dotch Charger as the car of the Year at the Detroit Auto Show. But also we won't just sit idle while our industry is under threat. No, we're finding new partners, We're diversifying, we will continue to invest. And I think that in the eighties, Cana was facing a similar challenge. D three were basically
shutting down operations and cutting jobs across the country. What happened The liberal government at the time decided to turn towards Japan, and eventually the mulroney government decided to open Japanese made car plants in Canada, and since then, Honda and Toyota have been producing seventy seven percent of all the cars in Canada this year, no major layoffs in forty years. So we will invest in those who invest in us.
With that investment, what can well see, what can Letamar see to propel forward.
So Mark and I are sitting down later today. What I would like to do is to not only expand even more the business plan of Linamar, but I want to make sure also that we are able both to foster even more investment by our major auto parts companies with new players in the market. Linamar has great knowledge from around the world of the different auto trends, and so I think we can see what we can do to build much more Kenny made cars with Auto Canadian auto parts suppliers from here.
My last question, yeah, in terms of ev you know we've got here at Lenamar. They're doing things with batteries and storage and things like that, and local advocates here with Emerge. Well, I've been pushing for these rebates back, et cetera. What do you say to the locals who're pushing for EVY harder than ever, Well, they.
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invest more in Canada. Good news, but without pred you to the right, Honorable Prime, Minister Mark Carney.
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Let me just start it is. This is a great day. It is a great day.
It's always a good day to be back at Martin Ria. I want to just thank the team here, Rob, Fred and Kada, all the team here. This is an extraordinary Canadian success company story. This is a great day because we're celebrating a couple of births. We are celebrating the birthday of Rob Wilde, or because of Flavio Volpe, it's many contributions. We are celebrating the birthday or the unveiling of the Arrow two point zero, which shows what the
future of automotive in Canada is. And we're celebrating the future of the world's greatest auto industry. We are here where Canada Strong is forged.
Every day this company, nearly.
Twenty thousand skilled workers come together to build the engine blocks, the transmission housings, the control arms, the future that helps drive our auto industry and our economy. And as you just heard, but you know this, you just heard from the minister. This is a pivotal moment both for the industry and our economy.
We know that US tariffs have upended.
The bargain that's existed for as long as I've lived.
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Workers, our businesses, our country under a cloud of uncertainty. We also know you see some of the innovation here. We know that the global auto sector is being radically transformed, rapid shifts towards lower mission is, towards greater connectivity, towards even more advanced manufacturing.
So the decisions that.
Canada makes now will shape careers, communities and our economies for decades to come. And we will not miss this opportunity. A confident Canada like a confident Martin RAA confident Canada is making the strategic decisions and the generational investments today to build the affordable, enjoyable and low emissions automobiles of the future. As Minister Julie just said, Canada is an AutoNation.
The auto industry is central to our story. In fact, the first automobile manufactured here was in the year of Confederation a teen sixty seven in Stanstad, Quebec. Henry Seth Taylor built the first Canadian made automobile, the tailor steam buggy was powered by a simple coal boiler and mounted on a wagon wheel carriage.
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One hundred and fifty eight years on.
The auto industry is the core pillar of the Canadian economy.
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Wake up every morning, go to work and bring home a paycheck. Because we make cars in this country. Entire communities have been built around car plants. Cities Towns, windsor Alston, two examples. The auto sector remains the largest employer. Will Geldri landestrio tomobile, Canadian illund de bonzans hoomones gan passi.
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was a great strength has now become a serious vulnerability. Now, I want to be clear, Canada still has the best deal of any US trading partner, with eighty five percent of our trade with the United States remaining tariff free in the lowest.
Average tariff right in the world.
And as we prepare for the joint review of COSMA it will begin later this year, Canada's new government remains focused on protecting this unique Canadian advantage. Our objective is to remove all tariffs in the auto sector to build the strongest North American auto sector.
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Chain for next generation vehicles, harnessing Canada's exceptional capabilities in auto production, including the world's greatest workforce, including globally recognized parts suppliers and leading edge research and development. Will combine these strengths with new battery supply chains that will power the future of mobility, reinforced by Canada's IT expertise, world leading AI and robotics technologies, to position Canada as a
global leader in vehicle electrification and autonomous technologies. In the coming weeks, our government will unveil a new electricity strategy to double I'll repeat, to double our grid capacity, to modernize our infrastructure, and to deliver electricity that's more reliable, more efficient, crucially more affordable for Canadians. This will enable Canadians to adopt low carbon technologies such as electric vehicles, while supporting the electrification and growth of our industries.
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So we have everything we need to take the lead in the vehicles of tomorrow, and we're positioning Canadian workers and businesses to seize that opportunity. And that's why today we're announcing a series of strategic investments that will shape the future of mobility and advance manufacturing in Canada. As part of a coordinated plan to build a stronger, more competitive, more independent country.
Our strategy rests on five pillars.
First, accelerating investment in Canadian auto manufacturing. Second, rationalizing emission reduction policies to focus on the outcomes that mattered to Canadians. Third, strengthening domestic demand by making electric vehicles more affordable and reliable for Canadians. Fourth, establishing a comprehensive trade regime that strengthens the competitiveness of our auto sector. And fifth, protecting Canadian auto workers from the immediate pressures while helping them bridge to the future.
So let me get into a few of those details, and I'll take questions.
First, we're accelerating investment across the auto value chain to support strategic investments by our companies. We're dedicating three billion dollars from the Strategic Response Fund and one hundred million dollars from the Regional Tariff Response Initiative. This is capital that will help our businesses respond to those trade disruptions, help them pivot their operations, retool plans to increase productivity,
invest in advanced manufacturing, and expand into new markets. In line with our Buy Canadian policy, the government will leverage these investments to maximize opportunities for Canadian suppliers Canadian made goods and services, including in steel and aluminum. We're also implementing the most comprehensive investment incentives for the auto.
Value chain anywhere anywhere in the world.
The new productivity super deduction will reduce Canada's marginal effective tax rate on investment to thirteen percent. That's more than four percentage points lower than in the United States. That means,
and let me be clear, this is very broad. It means businesses can immediately expense one hundred percent of their investments in manufacturing machinery, in equipment, in buildings, in zero emission vehicles, in clean energy equipment, in scientific research and development, and productivity enhancing assets including patents, data and net network infrastructure,
computers and beyond. Further, in addition, because this is in addition to accelerate investment across the low carbon mobility value chain, we're implementing the Clean Electricity Investment tax Credit. We're expanding the Clean Technology Manufacturing Investment tax Credit, and we're.
Including the wide range of critical minerals.
And we are reducing the tax rate for zero emission technology manufacturers so they benefit from one half of the normal corporate tax rate, and that is before these deductions. Put simply, we're making Canada the best place to invest, the best place to build, the best place to build clean. Our second pillar is to adapt our mission reduction policies to focus on outcomes. Canada will set a new, more
ambitious sovereign path to reduce automobile emissions. Will drive down emissions by more than doubling the stringency of Canada's vehicle GHD standards by twenty thirty five, achieving the equivalent emissions reductions of a seventy five percent ev adoption rate. We won't stop there by, Leveraging new investments in EV production, consumer incentives, and charging infrastructure will work towards achieving the equivalent of a ninety percent ev adoption rate by twenty forty.
The more stringent emission standards will enable the Government of Canada to repeal the Electric Vehicle Accessibility Standard so called EVAs. Replacing EVAs with those stronger vehicle emission standards focuses on the results the matter to Canadians while avoid avoiding placing undue burdens on the Canadian auto industry. This approach allows manufacturers to use a wide range of technologies to meet the standards and to respond to consumer preferences in the near term.
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Not apply to Canadian made evs or Canadian.
Made plug in hybrids, and those incentives will only apply to vehicles produced in countries with whom Canada has a free trade agreement. We're also going to make it easier and more convenient for Canadians to charge your evs, because too many Canadians worry about being able to reliably get
charging on journeys, especially in rural and northern communities. To help fix that, we're developing a new national charging infrastructure, a new strategy one point five billion of investment through the Canadian Infrastructure Bank, So wherever you live in Canada, charging your vehicle should become as simple as filling your gas tank. The fourth pillar of our strategy is to establish a comprehensive trade regime that strengthens the global competitiveness
of our auto sector. Again, to be clear, Canada continues to face a zero terraf regime with the United States and autos because we know that will deliver the strongest North American auto industry, but if the US, through the Cosmo Review, insists on some form of auto tariffs, will ensure that companies that sell vehicles in Canada are strongly
incentivized to produce in Canada. And to support this objective, we will explore strengthening our automotive remissions framework through a tradable credit system that would reward companies that produce and
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bridge to the economy of tomorrow. We're providing additional income support to workers and to employers through a new work sharing grant, giving them the flexibility that employers need to retain workers and prevent layoffs.
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by the end of the First World War. That in World War Two, the industry would quickly shift almost entirely to military production, producing more than eight hundred thousand military transport vehicles and fifty thousand tanks to help win that war. These feats were the results of Canadian determination and ingenuity. They were the product of an industry that adapted, pivoted,
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Three quarters of Canada's auto production right now is from Japanese firms, and you've made efforts recently to attract investment from Korea from China. So does the future of the auto sector lie with Asia and not the United States? And have you lost faith in the Detroit automakers to build in Canada.
Absolutely.
One of the great things about the Canadian auto sector is its diversity. We have a wide partners You're absolutely right that Japanese producers are the account for roughly three quarters of the production here. They're major players. We have integrated supply chains across North America. In fact, more broadly, companies like Martin Ria, We are in active discussions with a range of potential new investors from a broader range
of countries. Korea would be one example in the Canadian auto sector for Canadian production, and we are working with the Detroit Three, the major American auto makers, on retooling some of their plans, expanding activity here and integrating there. Importantly, the effectiveness of the work with the US auto makers will be impacted by the results of the Kuzman negotiations.
We have a strong view that the most effective, strongest, resilient, competitive, affordable auto sector in North America is one where vehicles and parts continue to move across our borders tariff free. That view is shared by the Detroit automakers as well, and we'll be working hard in order to accomplish that. If that is not the case, we're putting it in place a series of measures for production in Canada, for Canadians.
For export to the world.
You said removing auto tariffs is not the quote current objective of the US administration. I know that you said that Canada prefers there to be no tariffs, But do you think that tariffs on the auto sector will be here in place for the long term, at least through the Trump administration's term.
Look, it's a review of the agreement. Under the current COSMO agreement is not consistent with having auto tariffs that there are in place, we have matching counter tariffs. I think it's from the lesson of what's been happening over the course of the last year that the previous arrangements were more effective and we're going to work hard to move back towards that, as is the Mexican government, as I think I can speak for the auto sector as
a whole, has given extensive consultations. That's what the auto sector thinks is in the best interests as well. That said, what we're doing today is robust to whatever tariff outcome happens.
In that review.
The scale of the investment through the Strategic Response Fund supports through those series of tax measures, support providing a better charging infrastructure for Canadians, incentives for Canadians to develop to buy electric vehicles, as well as the entire developing the entire supply chain from critical minerals through the batteries all the way through the final vehicle assembly, including the it components, the robotics.
And the AI components.
Event all of that is in the interests of a highly highly competitive Canadian auto sector, irrespective of the outcome of those tariff discussions with the United States.
Thank you.
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Good morning, Prime Minister Nichia Patel, CBC News. Along with cutting the ev mandate, you've cut the consumer carbon tax, weakened a commitment to the oil and gas emissions cap, You're exempting Alberta from clean out energy regulations, and abandon a promise to plant two billion trees. Do you still consider yourself a leader on climate change?
Absolutely?
I consider Canada leader on climate change and on focusing on climate change results and solutions. So let me enumerate what we're doing, and there is more to come. Minister de Bruson is here and working closely with the Minister and responsibilities is Environment and Climate Change, Minister of Industry. Myself, a host of industries are developing our climate change strategy, which will come out shortly. But let's be clear what we're doing, and I'm going to start with what we're
talking about today. First is establishing through a huge range of direct supports and tax incentives for the entire clean vehicle production chain value change from critical mineral development, processing, battery infrastructure, through to tax incentives for clean manufacturing and the manufacturing of low emission and EV vehicles.
So all of that in place the most.
Competitive investment regime by a mile for the auto sector, in particularly for clean So that's one. Number Two incentives for consumers to adopt vs being put back in place. Number three and a focus on the results in terms of the trends, position path of the industry.
So we want emissions down, we're double it.
We're tightening by twofold our GHD emissions standards, and we're giving the industry the flexibility how they achieve that, whether through.
Plug in hybrids, evs, more efficient ice vehicles.
There are multiple paths on this part as we ramp up our clean energy side. In addition, and I'm not going to make this too much longer, in addition, I alluded to this, I said it, and you will see it shortly. We are putting in place an electricity strategy, a good conversation with the provinces around this to double the scale of our grid in this country, which is a clean grid. Finally, with respect to Alberta and conventional energy exports.
The L and G exports from that are coming.
Actual and perspective out of Vancouver are top quartile or top death style lowest emission LERG the oil. If we have an oil pipeline, which we're working towards achieving UH to the West coast, it will be twinned with the Pathways project, the.
Largest carbon capture and storage project in the world.
Not just making sure that that's low emission oil and gas in the production and transportation of oil and gas, but they were creating an entirely new industry.
So the point is we are focused.
We are dead focused on results, getting emissions down, making the major investments that we need to get investments, emissions down, and in the process creating more jaws for Canadians and a better future for our economy.
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No? No, it was modeled with it. So I'll give you a sense. We are doubling one, doubling well, doubling on effect these standards. So we're moving from.
On the greenhouse gas base is one hundred and seventy one hundred and seventy two grams per one hundred and seventy two okay, confirmed grams per mile of driving to about seventy four grams per mile Okay. So it's a fifty seven percent reduction in the emissions over the as this ramps up for the vehicles in the country.
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That and what it does is it gives during a transition per it gives greater flexibility for the industry in terms of how they meet those reductions across those their fleets. All the while where we are very clearly incentivizing investment in low zero emission vehicle supply chain. So I won't list all the tax credits. Again, I won't list all the measures that are there, but it's very including the
charging infrastructure others. Because we know where the auto industry is headed, we're going to support that transition, but we're reducing emissions while we get there.
Thank you.
Next question, question Kissam Checker with Turkish voice of Canada Prime Minister. Your ambitious in building Canada is strong. However, a weak growth in production and productivity is already a key driver of growing out flow of labor force, talents and wealth from Canada. How do you assist this exodus? Are you concerned? What measures are you considering to address it?
Well, there's a number of measures.
First, I I'm not sure I recognize part of your premise about the exodus, but let me get to the core point, which is, and you're absolutely right in the core issue for our country is to get productivity out and there's nowhere more important.
This is I'm in a sector.
We're literally in a sector that is constantly improving productivity, and now we see an opportunity for a step change in productivity and market share. Quite frankly for the Canadian auto sector, all aspects of the auto sector that will require large investment, and so so much of what we're doing today some of its consumer incentive, but the large amount of what we're doing today is to drive very
large investment here in Canada. Everything from the three billion dollars in the Strategic Response Fund to those tax incentives and beyond that will help drive productivity.
And I'm just going to link it back.
I'll head it back to you to the general question on the questions on the environment and mission reduction. This government has a very strong view that lower emissions will be one of the drivers of competitiveness in the auto sector, in the manufacturing sector, in the energy sector. More broadly, that process of moving towards lower emissions will help drive productivity.
So there's a congruence of what we're doing on emissions getting those results and productivity and growth and jobs for the economy.
Oh, we question in the global shifting of balance of powers. Canada is turning towards middle powers, as I said in Dallas, for diversification. Do you see Turkey a specific country, a crucial NATO ally is a middle power which shared common ground for a new partnership. How do you assess potential cooperation, especially in defense and nuclear energy?
Thank you for your question. The first let me reinforce a few things in it. One is Turkey is a vital partner in NATO, a vital partner in a very important and sometimes challenging part of the world.
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As you suggest, but it spreads much more broadly.
I'll just make the observation that since we're here, UH, Turkey is is is one of the leaders in manufacturing globally and including advanced manufacturing, and there's areas where we can we can partner without question.
Next questions.
Good voting Prime Minition Colin Demela from Global News. So the purchase incentives, as you mentioned, only apply to cut with a free trade agreement. Can you confirm that the forty nine thousand evs imported from China, those will not be eligible for the remain for the rebate? And isn't your expectation that provinces should match the federal incentive.
First, the answer your first question is that is correct. They will not apply to the Chinese vehicles. It's not something we discussed with the Chinese arrangement. I will remind that under the agreement with China that forty nine thousand vehicles, very quickly they get to a position where half of those vehicles are priced at thirty five thousand or less.
So you know the incentive. The incentive is in the price, if you will. That's first point.
And then the second part of your with the provinces, we haven't discussed that specific aspect with the provinces. I'll leave it to the provinces to make those decisions. I will say, Minister Jolies help lead this. We have been as you would back, in very close constant discussions with the Province of Ontario. Many examples of that, including the auto strategy. Premier Ford and I have had a number
of conversations about this package and it's consistent. Obviously Premier will speak for himself, but we are aligned both in the fundamental importance of this industry and the direction of the measures we're taking to build it even stronger.
Okay, thank you.
The US President has obviously said that he wants to move auto assembly to the United States, while Canada can continue to focus on parts. Your announcement today, if a tradable credit system seems to suggest that you are acutely concerned about the future of that sector, can Canada realistically come away from the Cosma review with the domestic auto assembly fully intact as it is today?
Well, look, in an industry is dynamic, is autos, It's constantly being reinvented. There's changes, There's always changes in market share and investment and competitive and that's why that's the best companies adapt first thing. Secondly, as I say, our view is a zero TERRAF regime is the best solution for the United States very much for Canada. We work for Canada, but it's also the best solution for the United States. Uh in Mexico, we'll work hard for that.
You're right, the President has made that. Uh, that's his current view and preference. In that event, we will. We're looking at this credible, tradable credit system that will further incentivize production here, which is the right thing to do in that in that world, but also the very large investments that we're talking about across the auto value chain that is going to make our industry world leading, regardless of the outcome with the United States.
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Thank you, Good afternoon, folks. My name is b brask and I'm the President of the Canadian Labor Congress. I'm joined to by the leadership of Canada's unions. Together we represent well over three million workers and every sector of Canada's economy. Today we are holding our Canadian Council Meeting, a meeting where all heads of unions come together to strategize the work ahead. A top of mind for us issue right now is the massive job losses that Canada's
workers are experiencing right across the country. Trump's trade war is targeting key sectors of our economy, leading to significant job losses, and at the same time, we see governments tightening their belts and cutting jobs. Despite the country's need for stronger public services. We are here today to call for a worker first, comprehensive economic strategy to protect and create good union jobs across Canada. I will call on a number of labor leaders to speak on the issues
facing their members in their sectors across the country. Firstly, we will hear from the National President of Uniforic Latta Pane.
I'm a little bit taller. Good afternoon everyone, and first a big thank you to be and the Canadian Labor Congress for this invitation. It's really great to be here. I'm here today on behalf of three hundred and twenty thousand uniform members, one third of whom work in trade exposed areas of the economy. This includes manufacturing auto assembly and parts plants in Ontario, heavy duty truck and bus plants in Quebec and Manitoba. It includes aluminum smelters and
fabrication plants in Quebec and British Columbia. It includes workers who make lumber and wood products at sawmills and pulp and paper mills and furniture factories from Atlantic Canada to British Columbia. It also includes aerospace, aircraft and component arts plants in Halifax and Montreal and Toronto and Winnipeg and
Abbertsford and everywhere in between. Each of these workplaces represent the manufacturing backbone of local communities and our entire country, a manufacturing backbone coupled with rich resources in energy and minerals so that we can actually build things here in Canada.
Canada is a.
Nation of builders and skilled workers, the best, the very best at what they do, standing on the shoulders of the workers who came before them, who waged big fights for economic and social justice through their unions, through these unions, and who go to work every single day to build the things we need right here at home. But right now, all of that is under threat. Spent more than a
year sharing this message to anyone who will listen. To date, literally thousands of Uniform members have lost their jobs or have had their plants, mills, and factories idled in the forestry sector, in the auto sector, and last week more threats to the workers we represent in the aerospace sector. They are the front lines of this trade war. They are fighting every single day to protect their jobs, their plants, their communities, and yes, the industrial economy of this country.
Losing manufacturing in Canada means losing the very capacity to build strong and a strong Canadian economy of our own, and that's not something that our Union is willing to seed. Donald Trump says very clearly that he doesn't need the things that Canada makes. We know the difference, We know the difference. He needs our aluminum to build things, he needs our potash to grow things, He needs our energy and so much more. He surely needs Canadians to keep
buying American products. We are, after all, their number one export market. And make no mistake, his economic plan is devastating for Canadian workers and for our economy, but for his too. Workers on both sides of the border are paying the price. The US manufacturing base right now is shrinking under the weight of his tariffs. I want to be very clear. It was important that Canada did not sign a bad trade deal with the United States last year,
as other countries did. It was important to understand that this time tariffs would have consequences on the US economy, and we are now starting to see that. But that does not change the fact that we also need a durable resolve to this trade dispute, whether that comes through a renegotiation of KUSMA or not. A true resolution can only come from unity and solidarity across the political divide across this country, across our labor movement, across sectors, and
across workplaces. It is perhaps not a surprise to us as trade unionists that a resolution will always come from a place of solidarity and not division. That is why we are all standing here today. Public and private sector workers unite it for a strong and resilient Canadian economy. Recently, Prime Minister Kearney defended Canada on the world stage.
He spoke out on the.
State of the geopolitics of our world and called on world leaders to seize the appeasement of the US President and to start working together in common interest. We agree with the Prime Minister. We need countries to come together and push back against the United States because the task ahead is immense. Immense in the face of financial crisis. I want to be very clear. In the face of financial crisis, the answer is not austerity and cuts to
critical jobs and services. In the face of industrial crisis and job loss, the answer is not so more so called free trade deals that leave workers behind. In the face of turmoil, our governments and elect representatives can choose old ways or create a new world order, one with workers at the center of it. Canada can meet this moment. I truly believe that we can. We must develop strong,
meaningful industrial strategies with workers at the table. We can take actions against companies that move their businesses out of our country. And yes, we can very clearly demand that if corporations are going to sell their products in Canada, then they must build here as well. We can build the things we need here at home, like public transit and so much more while creating good union Canadian jobs.
We can reconcile the needs of working people today with a vision for a strong, resilient, competitive, and carer Canada on a constantly changing world stage. All of that is possible. This is the Canada that we believe in. This is the Canada that we are going to continue to fight for on behalf of uniform members. Thank you very much and solidarity.
I would now like to invite Mark Hancock, the National President of the Canadian Union of Public Employees.
Good afternoon.
My name is Mark Hancock, and I'm the National president of QP, representing over eight hundred thousand members all across this country from coast to coast to coast is my absolute honor to join friends from across the labor movement representing millions of workers across Canada. We're calling for a worker focused and the people centered response to the United States causing the turmoil and chaos in our world order
these days. We really need governments that at every level to stop pretending that the market alone will fix this crisis.
It won't.
The CEOs on Bay Straight are happy to keep bowing down to American fascism as long as the profits keep rolling in. The challenges that we face is to preserve a Canada worth living in. Let's be clear about what that means and what's at stake. American corporate interests, backed by an increasingly aggressive imperial approach to trade, see Canada's public services and natural resources as untapped markets. They want
to privatize our healthcare. They want to siphon off our water and run roughshod over indigenous indigenous rights and title. They want to extract profit from services that Canadians built together with our labor and with our collective resources. They want to us of the very things that make up our national identity and the lifeblood of our communities. I'm here to take today to tell you that that just isn't going to happen. Our public services are not bargainingships.
Our water, our healthcare, our infrastructure, and our natural resources. Our public goods not the opportunities for corporations to pillage and loot. We all heard the Prime Minister speech in Switzerland, and he named some hard truths about the times that we're living in. One that stood out to me in particular was his call to rely not just on our values,
but on the things that make us strong. And a country as diverse and as expansive as Canada, our public services and our social safety net are precisely what make us strong. Knowing a trip to the hospital isn't going to bankrupt a family makes us strong. Knowing our public pension system will keep our parents and our grandparents from
falling into poverty as they age makes us strong. Keeping Canada strong and these shaky times means defending the bedrock institutions that make us who we are, not abandoning them. It means public investment that strengthens communities, not corporate subsidies with no strings attached that leave working people high and dry once the gold rush ends. It also means standing up for human rights consistently. Trade should reflect our values,
not undermine them. And finally, keeping Canada strong means defending our sovereignty. Real sovereignty isn't about slogans or flag waving. It's about having the democratic power to decide our own future, to protect public services, regulating in the public interest, and to build an economy that works for people. Workers, build this country, public services or what holds it together. And neither of those things are for sale.
Thank you.
We are here today to send a clear message to Prime Minister Mark Kearney if he meant that what he said in Davos that Canada cannot buy a single F thirty five. We do not come to this decision lightly. We know the decision on the Royal Canadian Air Force's next fighter jet has been mishandled by successive Liberal and Conservative governments for decades. Fighter jets are just one piece
of no Red modernization. As we jointly expand no rad's capabilities, it is important that, more than ever, that Canada makes a clear decision on our fighter jet.
To ensure all.
Capabilities are covered, I need to replace our agent fleet is urgent. Air Force personnel deserve better, and I'll say at this point that I do thank the Air Force personnel for their service, especially in these uncertain times. Canada's borders and sovereignty of our airspace are currently being openly
questioned by Donald Trump. Trump is the only leader to threaten seizure of another NATO ally, Greenland, and I must say with my constituents with the writing of Nunavut, our proximity to Greenland makes this a particularly important issue, given that, for example, Greasefieord is only twenty six kilometers to Greenland. In response to Trump's attacks on our sovereignty, Mark Karney has promised to make Canada less reliant on the states. We are urging and engaging in one of the single
largest expansion of the Canadian budget in our history. New Democrats have always opposed Canada's participation in the Joint Strike Fighter Program and the procurement of F thirty fives. Under this program, all spare parts and software is controlled and managed by the US government. Militaries that use F thirty fives do not have the right to manage their own maintenance, directly purchase spare parts, or manage the software under this program.
Spare parts stored within our borders are still owned by the United States. The proposed fleet of F thirty fives will be serviced beyond If we let this deal go through, the United States will leave an effective veto over our fighter jets. They will always have the decision decision to cut off supply and critical software updates. One of the costs to our participation in the Joint Strike Fighter program
is citing our sovereignty over procurement policies. We have allowed a carve out of the Joint Strike Fighter Program for procurement rules. Like our industrial and technology benefits, we have exempt them from our procurement strategy for Indigenous businesses, which requires five percent of contract value that goes should go to indigenous businesses. This is why Canada cannot move forward with the procurement of F thirty fives. A eight, not sixteen,
not one. New Democrats are calling on Mark Karney to cancel the F thirty five order immediately and instead partner with SAAB to manufacture their Grippin jets to defend the Arctic. In partnership with like minded ally countries. I turned out that Mike to don our interim leader who will speak to more other topic areas in this matter, Queennamy.
Thank you Lourie.
This session, the NDP Caucus committed to focusing our attention this Parliament on Canada's economy, on Canada's sovereignty, and on the security of Canadians. That's why today New Democrats are calling on the Government of Canada to terminate the F thirty five contract and move swiftly to negotiate an agreement
with SOB to purchase eighty eight Grippin aircraft. At a time when the Trump administration is threatening our sovereignty, attacking Canadian workers, increasing tariffs on our industries, and interfering in our domestic and foreign policies, going through with any F thirty five orders is simply unacceptable. To proceed with purchasing F thirty fives in the face of mister Trump's aggression is fraught with risk, economically damaging to Canada, and contrary
to the Carney government's own expressed policies. It's clear that the F thirty five's economic benefits to Canada are nowhere near proportional to the cost of the program, which has already exploded fifty percent over budget. Research indicates that the vast majority over seventy percent of F thirty five production
value will remain within the United States. This aligns with comments from liberal Industry Minister Melanie Jolie, who has admitted that Canada was short changed on industrial benefits from the F thirty five contract. It runs counter to Prime Minister Carney's stated goal of retaining more industrial value and jobs
in Canada from defense procurement. We know that President Trump has consistently attacked Canadian workers in the aerospace sector and others, and repeatedly uses economic blackmail to force Canada to agree to his policy demands. Just days ago, he threatened to decertify all Canadian made aircraft, singling out Bombardier Global Express jets specifically, and impose a fifty percent tariff on any
and all aircraft sold into the United States. This is the context in which he asks us to consider purchasing what is the most important aircraft air defense, a tool that Canada is going to need. In contrast, SAB's proposal offers a path forward that both meets Canada's defense needs and strengthens our manufacturing capacity. SAB would create over twelve thousand jobs by setting up Canadian production lines for the Grip and Fighter and Global Eye surveillance aircraft to supply
our Royal Canadian Air Force and export markets. So mister Trump wants to take jobs out of Canada while Sweden seeks to locate them here. Trump would use our dependence to force policy agreement, where Sweden has no such intent. In Davos, Prime Minister Carney stated we are in the midst of a rupture, not a disruption. He said that the old world order, where superpowers could be trusted to
protect us and respect rules, is gone. He called on middle powers to unite against great power rivalry and economic intimidation. And he reminded the world that nostalgia is not a strategy and that we must build what we claim to believe in rather than waiting for the old order to be restored. So the bottom line is that purchasing F thirty five's from the United States will deepen our military
integration with a super power, not reduce it. Canada will become more vulnerable to American policy pressure, who can threaten to withhold software and spare parts, as Lori has already indicated, and we will be intentionally and unnecessarily sending Canadian procurement dollars and jobs to the United States instead of that
using that money to create those jobs here. As a firm based in Sweden, a dependable NATO partner, SAB provides Canada with a stable, predictable source of defense cooperation two middle powers, fulfilling mister Carney's stated goals. If the Prime Minister meant what he said, then his actions must match his words. If he proceeds with the F thirty five contract, it will prove his speech in Davos was nothing but
a public relations exit. So today New Democrats call on the federal government to immediately move forward with the SOB grip and proposal and defend Canadian jobs, strengthen our aerospace industry, properly equip our air force, and protect Canada's sovereignty. Thank you very much, and I look forward to any questions.
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