Opposition Parties Demand Assurances Local Jobs Will Be Protected at New Ontario EV Plants

Cables and lithium-ion battery components sit on the production line at a manufacturing plant in Dingolfing, Germany, on Aug. 21, 2014. Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg via Getty Images

The federal Conservatives and New Democrats have both called on the Liberal government to assure Ontario workers that their jobs will be protected at four new electric vehicle plants.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the four-plant $15 billion deal with Honda on April 25.