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2026-04-24 Sitting 110 Showing 1–1 of 1

A statement about the struggling auto industry in Ontario. The member raised concerns about the industry's dependence on access to the U.S. market and the impact of tariffs, but no solutions were proposed or discussed.

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Hon. Michael Chong

Conservative 11:10 a.m.

“I want your government to negotiate away a tax that hurts my riding's industry. Talk now, or people could lose jobs!”

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Mr. Speaker, I am raising the alarm bells about Ontario's auto sector. The sector depends on access to the U.S. market. The sector has paid $5 billion in tariffs over the last year. Passenger, car and light truck exports to the United States are plummeting. The Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers' Association has said, “You cannot have a commercially viable automotive plant in Canada facing tariffs of that size.” Toyota has said that tariffs have made manufacturing in Ontario “unsustainable”. However, the government has given no date for formal negotiations on section 232 tariffs, unlike Mexico, and no explanation for the decision to go slow on the tariff negotiations. The auto sector and its workers are worried about the status quo. They need to know when tariff relief is in sight. Bleeding $5 billion a year is unsustainable. Something is going to break. The auto sector is running out of time while the government goes slow on its approach to the tariff negotiations.

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