Stellantis’ agreement to sell Brampton plant a ‘betrayal,’ Carney says

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Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday that Stellantis' agreement to sell its Brampton auto assembly plant is a "betrayal" to Canadians.

Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday that Stellantis’ agreement to sell its Brampton auto assembly plant is a “betrayal” to Canadians.

Stellantis, the parent company of Jeep and other automotive brands, announced on Monday a deal to sell its Brampton vehicle assembly plant to Canadian defence and armoured vehicle manufacturer Roshel.

The financial terms of that agreement have not been made public, and although there have been questions about whether some Stellantis workers may be grandfathered into Roshel’s operations, no specifics have been provided.

That deal came as contract talks between Stellantis and the union representing more than 9,000 of its workers in Canada remain at an impasse.

“But to be more fundamental, it’s a betrayal of the workers, as it is a betrayal of the obligations to Canada and, by extension, to all Canadians. We will fully enforce our rights in protection of those workers and protection of Canadian funds.”

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said earlier on Tuesday that Prime Minister Mark Carney should “fire” his industry minister, Mélanie Joly, after a Stellantis agreement to sell its Brampton plant threatened thousands of job losses.

“This Liberal industry minister, just like Champagne before her and the entire Liberal government, is costing Canadians money and jobs and driving our economy into the ditch,” said Poilievre Tuesday in Brampton.

“She’s been threatening lawsuits for years. She’s done nothing. That is why today the official opposition is calling for the Liberal prime minister to fire his failed, costly job-killing Liberal industry minister.”

“The issue is not the work, the exceptional work of the minister of industry, Madame Joly and her colleagues, it is the behaviour of the company versus of those workers,” Carney said in response.

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