Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre rises during question period on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Feb. 3, 2026. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld
The Tories are calling on the federal government to reduce taxes on severance pay for auto workers who lost their jobs last year when General Motors shut down its electric vehicle plant in Ingersoll, Ont., due to low demand for its EV offerings.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre wrote a letter to Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne calling for a reduction to the mandatory withholding of taxes on severance packages for the former GM workers. The letter was also signed by Conservative MP and labour critic Kyle Seeback and fellow Tory MP Arpan Khanna, who represents the Oxford riding where the Ingersoll plant is located.
