After giving Stellantis close to $105 million to retool two Ontario plants, the federal government is now reviewing the contract to see if the automaker violated the deal by announcing it's moving some production to the U.S.
Stellantis publicly revealed its plans last week to move its Jeep Compass production from Brampton, Ont., to Illinois.
Asked by CBC News if he wants to recover taxpayer money already given to Stellantis, Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne suggested the government is taking action.
“We’re going to enforce our contractual rights, definitely,” said Champagne, who was involved in negotiating contracts with Stellantis.
“You just have to look at their circumstances, what was promised and what is being delivered."
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