The company has assured [Economy] Minister [Marcelo] Ebrard that they have no plans to eliminate jobs, ... Instead, this is a temporary stoppage while they evaluate the market conditions.”
So far, it seems that the impact is not as bad as it might have been, ... and we are expecting conditions to improve.”
They are not thinking about reducing the jobs,
We’ve gone through a lot of previous crises,
They’ll talk to each other and come to an agreement,
Unifor warned that U.S. tariffs would hurt auto workers almost immediately and in this case the layoffs were announced before the auto tariff even came into effect,
Trump is about to learn how interconnected the North American production system is the hard way, with auto workers paying the price for that lesson,
We will continue to monitor the situation to assess whether further action is required,
I would like them to have a good life too,
The government will be responding by matching the US approach,
Dealers are going to have a hard time selling those vehicles, and consequently, demand may very well slow down,
These are actions that we do not take lightly, but they are necessary given the current market dynamics,
People talk about electric vehicles, batteries for electric vehicles, critical minerals like lithium, like zinc and cobalt and nickel, critical minerals that we have here in Quebec, that are very important as part of the green transition. They also talked to me about green aluminum,
I don’t consider the Americans to be a reliable trade partner right now,
This is a tragedy. It is also the new reality. We must respond with both purpose and force. We are a free, sovereign and ambitious country,
That’s just one company, one sector, not to mention all the other sectors,
Canada is ready to take a leadership role in building a coalition of like-minded countries who share our values,
The president believes that what he is doing is best for the American economy. He believes that it’s best for American workers, and although their policy will hurt American families, until that pain becomes impossible to ignore, I do not believe they will change direction,
We understand that the current environment creates uncertainty,
With the new automotive sector tariffs now in effect, it will take our collective resilience and discipline to push through this challenging time,