Michael Guglielmin

Mr. Speaker, the Liberals speak of their latest programs, but the investors have already given us their verdict. Capital is leaving this country at a record pace. Our investment per worker is the lowest in the G7. In a country that needs millions of homes, 100,000 skilled tradespeople cannot find a project to work on. A country is not built by speeches, MOUs and press releases. It is built by [more]

Prime Minister Mr. Speaker, Canada lost 18,000 jobs in April. The unemployment rate is now 6.9%. Youth unemployment jumped to 14.3%. Young Canadians are unemployed longer than at any time since 1976. Instead of results, these Liberals have given us more job losses and more of the same. Thetold Canadians they must prepare for sacrifices, while young Canadians are already sacrificing jobs, [more]

What would you recommend that the government do if it were going to bring in electric vehicles from Chinese suppliers, and from China writ large, in order to better prepare ourselves for the national security implications?

Professor Fischmeister, I have a couple of seconds left and a quick question for you. You've said connected safety-critical systems are no longer enough for these systems to be safe. They must also be secure. Do you think that with EVs, cybersecurity has been treated as a public safety issue up until this point?

Given all that and given that, as we were talking about previously, CSIS has said that China poses an intelligence threat and is engaged in cyber-espionage, foreign interference and what CSIS calls pre-positioning in critical infrastructure to enable future disruption, would you say that the Canadian government is largely taking those warnings seriously given the way they're approaching an EV [more]

Just to clarify, would you say that bringing in electric vehicles manufactured in China poses a national security threat to Canada?

You've described Canada as having been put into a race to the bottom on cheap labour by global automakers. We've heard evidence about what that competition looks like in practice in comparable allied markets. We know that BYD, China's largest EV manufacturer, has been credibly accused of seven-day work weeks at its factory in Hungary, with no rest days, shifts of up to 14 hours and wage payments [more]

Thank you very much. With 20 seconds left, I'll turn it back to you, Chair.

You are currently the director of the global intelligence network.

How long did you serve in that capacity?

In your opinion, what is it specifically about the way the Chinese operate that makes them a national security threat?

You've also described Internet-connected vehicles as a portal into our infrastructure—both communications and energy—with the potential to facilitate cyber-attacks and shut down systems. While that risk could apply to connected vehicles more generally, would you say that risk is enhanced when we're talking about vehicles that are manufactured in China?