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Carney must ‘fire’ industry minister, Poilievre says over Stellantis sale

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Rabinovitch, A. (2026, November 10). Carney must ‘fire’ industry minister, Poilievre says over Stellantis sale. Global News. https://globalnews.ca/news/12144343/stellantis-sale-to-roshel-canada/

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Global News · collected 2026-11-10 · by Ariel Rabinovitch

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Pierre Poilievre, leader of the Conservatives, called on Prime Minister Mark Carney to dismiss Industry Minister Mélanie Joly after Stellantis announced plans to sell its Brampton plant to Roshel, potentially threatening thousands of jobs. The deal came amid ongoing contract negotiations between Stellantis and unionized workers in Canada, involving more than 9,000 employees. Poilievre accused the Liberal government of failing to protect Canadian jobs and the economy.
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Poilievre Demands Minister's Firing Over Plant Closure
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Ariel Rabinovitch
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Topics

Brampton Jeep Liberal Roshel Stellantis

Subjects

Stellantis ORG · 8× Brampton GPE · 5× Liberal NORP · 4× Jeep ORG · 3× Joly ORG · 2× Roshel ORG · 2× U.S. GPE · 2× Conservative NORP · 1× Mark Carney PERSON · 1× Pierre Poilievre PERSON · 1×

Narrative

That deal came as contract talks between Stellantis and the union representing more than 9,000 of its workers in Canada remain at an impasse. “This Liberal industry minister, just like Champagne before her and the entire Liberal government, is costing Canadians money and jobs and driving our economy into the ditch,” said Poilievre Tuesday in Brampton.
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The financial terms of that agreement have not been made public, and although there have been questions about whether some Stellantis workers may be grandfathered into Roshel’s operations, no specifics have been provided.

Claims (13 extracted, 1 hedged)

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said Tuesday that Prime Minister Mark Carney should “fire” his industry minister, Mélanie Joly, after a Stellantis agreement to sell its Brampton plant threatened thousands of job losses. asserted
agreement → say → losses
Stellantis, the parent company of Jeep and other automotive brands, announced on Monday a deal to sell its Brampton vehicle assembly plant to Canadian defence and armoured vehicle manufacturer Roshel. asserted
Stellantis → announce → Roshel
The financial terms of that agreement have not been made public, and although there have been questions about whether some Stellantis workers may be grandfathered into Roshel’s operations, no specifics have been provided. uncertain
specifics → make → operations
That deal came as contract talks between Stellantis and the union representing more than 9,000 of its workers in Canada remain at an impasse. “This Liberal industry minister, just like Champagne before her and the entire Liberal government, is costing Canadians money and jobs and driving our economy into the ditch,” said Poilievre Tuesday in Brampton. asserted
Poilievre → come → Brampton
“She’s been threatening lawsuits for years. asserted
She → threaten → years
She’s done nothing. asserted
She → do → nothing
That is why today the official opposition is calling for the Liberal prime minister to fire his failed, costly job-killing Liberal industry minister. asserted
minister → call → minister
In 2023, Stellantis received a $15 billion joint commitment between the federal and Ontario provincial government over 10 years as a performance incentive to revive an electric vehicle battery facility in Windsor and prevent it from being moved to the U.S. asserted
Stellantis → receive → U.S.
That agreement also required Stellantis to maintain its footprint in the province through 2035, which includes the Brampton plant. asserted
which → require → plant
Unifor has previously written to Joly urging the government to block the potential sale and clarify whether Stellantis’ intentions to offload the plant breached its commitments to Ottawa. asserted
intentions → write → Ottawa
The Brampton facility had been slated to be retooled for Jeep production, a process that began early in 2024, before the company paused the plan in early 2025. asserted
company → slat → 2025
It later announced it was moving production of the Jeep Compass to Illinois, leaving the plant idled indefinitely. asserted
it → announce → plant
In October 2025, Joly launched a dispute process and claimed Stellantis breached the terms of its agreement by moving the plant’s production out of the province and to the U.S. – with files from Global’s Alessia Simona Maratta & Karen Bartko asserted
Stellantis → launch → Maratta
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