shockedcanadian
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This is just one of many problems with corporate welfare. Stellantis was handed over $1B tby the taxpayer in order to build E.V batteries in Ontario. However, now they see the $13B given to Volkswagon and they are holding Canada and Ontario hostage, threatening to stop development of the plant and just expand an existing plant in Indiana.
When nations don't innovate and instead promote an unaccountable Police State this is the result in Ontario. When "leaders" and authority are unaccountable and content to rule a less impressive population from one generation to the next, these are the outcomes. Predictable.
Stellantis is accusing Ottawa of reneging on an agreement regarding the upcoming multibillion-dollar electric vehicle battery plant in Windsor, Ont., and the automaker says action is being taken.
"As of today, the Canadian government has not delivered on what was agreed to, therefore Stellantis and LG Energy Solution will immediately begin implementing their contingency plans," said LouAnn Gosselin, the company's head of communications for Canada, in a statement on Friday evening.
Gosselin wouldn't elaborate on what those contingency plans entail.
The Toronto Star reported Friday afternoon that there were fears the company would pull out of the project if the provincial and federal governments didn't hand over more money. This comes after Ottawa offered Volkswagen about $13 billion in production subsidies to build a new plant near St. Thomas, Ont.
"We are hopeful and confident reasonable minds will prevail to make the deal a reality," he said in a statement Friday.
Earlier on Friday, a government source said there was merely a "bump" in negotiations, and that there's no real danger of the company stopping the project.
The source close to the matter, who spoke to CBC News on the condition that they not be named, told CBC Windsor there's no reason to panic and that the Windsor plant, which will mean thousands of jobs for Windsor-Essex, is still moving forward.
When nations don't innovate and instead promote an unaccountable Police State this is the result in Ontario. When "leaders" and authority are unaccountable and content to rule a less impressive population from one generation to the next, these are the outcomes. Predictable.
Stellantis is accusing Ottawa of reneging on an agreement regarding the upcoming multibillion-dollar electric vehicle battery plant in Windsor, Ont., and the automaker says action is being taken.
"As of today, the Canadian government has not delivered on what was agreed to, therefore Stellantis and LG Energy Solution will immediately begin implementing their contingency plans," said LouAnn Gosselin, the company's head of communications for Canada, in a statement on Friday evening.
Gosselin wouldn't elaborate on what those contingency plans entail.
The Toronto Star reported Friday afternoon that there were fears the company would pull out of the project if the provincial and federal governments didn't hand over more money. This comes after Ottawa offered Volkswagen about $13 billion in production subsidies to build a new plant near St. Thomas, Ont.
No danger despite 'bump' in negotiations: source
Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens says his team is "all hands on deck" to gather information on the situation, and will keep monitoring developments."We are hopeful and confident reasonable minds will prevail to make the deal a reality," he said in a statement Friday.
Earlier on Friday, a government source said there was merely a "bump" in negotiations, and that there's no real danger of the company stopping the project.
The source close to the matter, who spoke to CBC News on the condition that they not be named, told CBC Windsor there's no reason to panic and that the Windsor plant, which will mean thousands of jobs for Windsor-Essex, is still moving forward.
