The biggest surprise about Stellantis’s decision to move production of its Jeep Compass model to Illinois from Brampton and put 3,000 Canadian jobs in limbo is not that it happened but the level of shock among Canadian leaders that it did.
From Ottawa to Queen’s Park to the mayor’s chambers in Brampton, the gasps of apparent disbelief, hurt and betrayal were breathtakingly naive.
Melanie Joly on Stellantis "And the company has commitments under different types of agreements with the government, including the fact that we provided support for the retooling of the very Brampton facility that right now is sitting idle." ♂️ pic.twitter.com/jRLUBX9mYo
— cbcwatcher (@cbcwatcher) October 15, 2025
