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Sep 25, 2026
John Michael McGrathHOST
Indeed.
John Michael McGrathHOST
For its part, Rochelle has said that they are willing to give any workers who are laid off at the, for now, Stellantis Brampton plant, first consideration for jobs.
John Michael McGrathHOST
This plant has been idle for at least a year or two now.
John Michael McGrathHOST
Unifor President Lana Payne has said that the defense contractor, which procures military contracts, won't be able to compare to the scale of a commercial enterprise.
John Michael McGrathHOST
all of this? So the federal government has said it is putting maximum pressure on Stellantis to continue building cars in Brampton.
John Michael McGrathHOST
That includes threatening to recover some of the hundreds of millions of dollars that federal taxpayers have provided in recent years if the automaker does indeed shut the plant entirely.
John Michael McGrathHOST
Ontario Premier Doug Ford, of course, agrees with the federal government and also wants a new model to be made at the Brampton plant.
John Michael McGrathHOST
I feel like giving some historical context here.
Mark BrownHOST
The union provided an update to its members as contract talks remain at an impasse.
Mark BrownHOST
The sticking point remains the future of the Brampton Assembly Plant, which Stellantis wants to sell to a third party.
Mark BrownHOST
The contract has expired, but there's no movement yet on any strike action.
Mark BrownHOST
A Chatham native is on the run after escaping from a correctional facility in Kingston.
Lana PayneGUEST
But we need to know what occurred here because right up until August 12th, we were under the impression and the company left this impression, not just with us, but with the government, I understand too, and also with the public.
Lana PayneGUEST
that they were committed to the Brampton Assembly Plant.
Lana PayneGUEST
And that changed, as we know now, when Rochelle got involved in this situation, defence contractor here in Canada.
DavidHOST
So do you have any sense as to whether the government or federal officials or anybody played a role or had knowledge of what was happening with Stellantis and Rochelle? Do you have any insight on that?
Lana PayneGUEST
This is where we need them to step up to do that.
Lana PayneGUEST
If we lose the Brampton Assembly plant, it's a very important part of Canada's auto footprint.
Lana PayneGUEST
It's important, yes, to the community of Brampton, to our members directly employed in that plant, but also the thousands and thousands of people who work in the supply chain and auto parts plants supporting that plant.
Lana PayneGUEST
This is not something you can replace.
John McElroyHOST
So, Liam, another thing that you've been following is Stellantis in Canada.
John McElroyHOST
and this Brampton plant, and, well, you fill in the details.
Liam RappleyeGUEST
Yes, so this goes back to 2023 when Stellantis and Unifor, the Canadian Auto Union, inked a deal, and Stellantis said, we are going to build the Jeep Compass in Brampton, Ontario.
Liam RappleyeGUEST
It's an automotive plant, pretty big one outside of Toronto, employs, you know, oscillates between 2,000 to 3,000 employees there.
Kellen WalkerHOST
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Kellen WalkerHOST
Panelists Michael Martinez and Greg Lason discussed the biggest news from the past week, including Stellantis' interest in selling its Brampton Assembly plan in Ontario.
speaker_7SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Because of the tariff situation, they have to look at maybe closing or selling to a defense contractor or doing something else other than what they had planned to do before policy changed, before Donald Trump got back in the White
Kellen WalkerHOST
House.
Lana PayneGUEST
And also, you know, if this company is successful in getting a defense contract, that would be a bridge.
Lana PayneGUEST
But the reality would be is that that plant would stay an auto plant and would stay in the auto footprint in Canada, whereas that is not the case with the sale of the Brampton plant.
Lana PayneGUEST
It would not be producing automobiles or trucks for commercial sale.
Tim PowersHOST
Do you feel, though, Lana, and I've been reading this, that Stellantis are already of the mind that Brampton is done?
Adele LoiselleHOST
Bargaining has been tough.
Adele LoiselleHOST
Talks are on a pause over the possible closure of the Brampton Assembly Plant.
Adele LoiselleHOST
However, before it strikes, the union needs to go through the conciliation process and hold a strike vote.
Adele LoiselleHOST
The Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario will hold a strike vote in November.
Steve GruberHOST
The next generation Compass is moving to Illinois.
Steve GruberHOST
Tariffs are blamed for the shift from Brampton Assembly to Illinois, but automaker says it still has plans for a Canadian plant.
Steve GruberHOST
But Stellantis will move production of the next generation Jeep Compass from Ontario to Illinois.
Steve GruberHOST
Stellantis says it has plans for Brampton.
Mark BrownHOST
There's been a pause in contract talks between Unifor and Stellantis.
Mark BrownHOST
Unifor, which represents employees at the Windsor Assembly Plant, says negotiations are at an impasse over the future of the closed Brampton Assembly Plant.
Mark BrownHOST
The automaker has confirmed an agreement with a defense supplier to buy that plant, but the union wants its workers properly compensated.
Mark BrownHOST
Windsor police say a 36-year-old man has been charged with sexually assaulting a young child.
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