"A Stellantis executive was grilled by MPs Wednesday over whether blockbuster subsidy deals reached with the federal government in recent years included guarantees to maintain Canadian auto jobs as government officials have repeatedly said. Speaking to a House of Commons committee, the former president for Stellantis Canada, Jeff Hines, sought to underscore the company's commitment to the Canadian auto sector, but would not directly address whether protections for existing positions had been inked in past deals."
"We are committed to our employees in Brampton, our employees in Canada, he said. "The dynamics of the contact and the contact signed, some of that is obviously going to remain confidential ... but we are committed to maintaining the workforce in Canada." His appearance follows weeks of harsh criticism over the company's plans to build the Jeep Compass, previously earmarked for the Brampton, Ont., plant, at the Belvidere Assembly Plant in Illinois, leaving workers in limbo."
Members of Parliament questioned Stellantis over whether lucrative federal subsidy deals included guarantees to preserve Canadian auto jobs. Former Stellantis Canada president Jeff Hines emphasized commitment to employees in Brampton and across Canada but declined to specify whether job-protection clauses were written into past agreements, citing confidentiality. Hines highlighted $8.6 billion in investments since 2022 and plans to hire about 1,500 workers in Windsor while noting economic and trade uncertainty. The company's decision to move Jeep Compass production from Brampton to Belvidere, Illinois prompted weeks of criticism and left roughly 3,000 Brampton plant workers facing uncertainty.
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