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EDITORIAL: Weasel words from Carney on Stellantis

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Postmedia News. (2026, November 11). EDITORIAL: Weasel words from Carney on Stellantis. Toronto Sun. https://torontosun.com/opinion/editorials/weasel-words-from-carney-on-stellantis

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Toronto Sun · collected 2026-11-11 · by Postmedia News

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This editorial criticizes Prime Minister Mark Carney and Industry Minister Melanie Joly for their contradictory statements regarding the sale of the Stellantis auto plant in Brampton to Roshel. Initially, they condemned the deal as a betrayal of workers' rights, but it later emerged that the federal government had been involved in negotiations and knew about the sale beforehand. The editorial points out hypocrisy given Carney’s past promises to support the automotive sector while employment in this industry has fallen by 8.7%, resulting in a loss of 6,200 jobs.
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Topics

CTV Canadian Industry Roshel Stellantis

Subjects

Carney PERSON · 7× Stellantis ORG · 4× CTV ORG · 2× Canadian NORP · 2× Mark Carney PERSON · 2× Roshel ORG · 2× Brampton GPE · 1× Industry ORG · 1× Joly PERSON · 1× Melanie Joly PERSON · 1×

Narrative

Instead, Statistics Canada and industry sources say there’s been a sharp decline in auto parts and accessories manufacturing in 2026, with employment falling 8.7% year-over-year in February — a loss of 6,200 jobs.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-11-11
Hypocrisy for slamming deal Understandably, the federal government would be involved in the negotiation.
2026-11-11 · Toronto Sun
EDITORIAL: Weasel words from Carney on Stellantis · assertive framing

Claims (23 extracted, 2 hedged)

Prime Minister Mark Carney and Industry Minister Melanie Joly have once again been caught saying one thing while, behind the scenes, a different reality is revealed. asserted
reality → catch → scenes
This time it’s the sale of the Stellantis auto plant in Brampton. asserted
it → ’ → Brampton
When union officials revealed their understanding that the plant had been sold earlier this week, Carney and Joly reacted with outrage and vows of retribution against the automaker. asserted
Carney → reveal → automaker
Carney called the situation “unacceptable.” asserted
Carney → call → situation
“It violates the obligations that Stellantis has under several agreements,” he said. asserted
he → violate → agreements
“It’s a betrayal of the workers, as it is a betrayal of the obligations to Canada and, by extension, to all Canadians.” asserted
it → ’ → Canadians
They’d be welcome, had we not discovered shortly thereafter that the federal government was hip-deep in the negotiations and Carney knew full well what was in the deal. asserted
what → discover → deal
According to a CTV report, the Carney government was “actively” involved in the negotiations and didn’t stand in the way of the plan to sell the plant to Roshel, a Canadian manufacturer of armoured vehicles. uncertain
government → accord → vehicles
Carney presumably knew that Stellantis had already pledged to return some of the money it received from the federal government. asserted
it → know → government
Citing unnamed sources, CTV said Stellantis is offering to repay $24 million of approximately $1 billion the company received from federal and Ontario governments. asserted
company → cite → governments
Hypocrisy for slamming deal Understandably, the federal government would be involved in the negotiation. asserted
government → slam → negotiation
The hypocrisy is that Carney is now slamming the deal he was involved in negotiating as unacceptable. asserted
he → slam → deal
In the last election, Carney positioned himself as the Trump Whisperer. asserted
Carney → position → Whisperer
He was the guy who would stand up for Canadian business and save jobs — especially in the auto sector. asserted
who → stand → sector
Instead, Statistics Canada and industry sources say there’s been a sharp decline in auto parts and accessories manufacturing in 2026, with employment falling 8.7% year-over-year in February — a loss of 6,200 jobs. asserted
employment → say → jobs
Given those statistics, it’s odd there’s outrage over Roshel buying the plant. asserted
Roshel → give → plant
The company has pledged to create thousands of jobs. asserted
company → pledge → jobs
Why are we not celebrating the success of a homegrown company? asserted
we → celebrate → company
Is it because it’s non-union? asserted
it → ’ → ?
The gospel according to Mark Carney is always elastic. uncertain
gospel → accord → Carney
He waffled over the deal he’d negotiated to open the Gordie Howe bridge in Windsor, just as he’s using weasel words now. asserted
he → waffle → words
We’re not fooled. asserted
We → fool → ?
It’s time for straight talk. asserted
It → ’ → talk
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