In question period, NDP MP Cheryl Hardcastle noted the jobs being saved at the GM plant in Oshawa that was slated to close – eliciting applause from Liberal benches – but then noted how auto workers in other parts of Ontario are about to lose their job. She asked the government for a national auto strategy. Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains responded by noting the positive news for auto workers in Oshawa, and that the government’s policies are working to expand the sector.