Where does Oshawa go from here?
Re 2,700 GM workers in Oshawa facing uncertain future, Nov. 26
Doug Ford cancelled the Green Energy Act and cancelled the grant for electric cars. GM said it’s planning on building electric cars, but Doug Ford is not open for business for the green economy. No wonder GM is closing the plant. Wolfe Erlichman, Godfrey, Ont. If I were prime minister of Canada or the premier of Ontario or the mayor of Oshawa, I would create a coalition to seize all property of General Motors in Oshawa. All levels of government here in Canada have supported, in one manner or another, GM in Oshawa.
We are stakeholders, every tax paying citizen in this country has contributed to the life of this corporation and it’s very existence; remember 2009?
No, as a leader of the Canadian people I would seize all assets of GM and demand an accounting from the corporation. It is time that absolute disregard for corporate social responsibility is challenged. And at Christmas.
What kind of “people” are we dealing with? Let’s show them who they are dealing with. See you in court. Brian Smith, Toronto If only old Sam McLaughlin had created his own motor and driveline and had not gone to Buick. Of course, GM would have just bought or starved him out later anyhow.
But now Justin and Dougie are going to have to again pay the “protection money” to keep employment in Canada, but Canadians are already payin’ the way for Big Oil and these investments are getting real costly for you and me.
The last GM payoff was $10.8 billion back in 2009 and now they’re shakin’ us down again. Cars, trucks and oil are all killing life on Earth, and radicals like me think our tax dollars would be better spent on a Canadian clean energy plan that diverts the $40-billion pipeline fund new Canadian owned companies (that are totally removed from Big Oil) to begin the creation of a clean energy economy.
It would include Canadian designed and produced electric vehicles that employ Canadians while putting an end to the black death called oil. But Canadians, and only Canadians, could buy limited shares in the new car company.
The big three are going to go clean or die and they’ve had the game to themselves too long ... much too long. Maybe just this once, let’s play “Canada FIRST!” Cavan Gostlin, Oshawa