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The day after the layoff of 450 Ford workers in Oakville was announced, the NDP went after the Progressive Conservative government at Queen’s Park Tuesday demanding it come up with an auto strategy.

“For months our highly skilled, hard working auto workers have been asking for this government to stop hiding, get off your hands and do something to protect this industry,” Niagara NDP MPP Wayne Gates said in the legislature.

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“Unfortunately, the only time the premier is not sitting on his hands is when he’s waving goodbye to good-paying auto jobs.”

The automaker is planning to end production of the Ford Flex at the end of next month.

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Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade Vic Fedeli responded to Gates saying the Doug Ford government is disappointed with the layoffs and took the opportunity to take a swipe at the former Liberal government.

“It’s not all that long ago that the CEO of Fiat-Chrysler (Sergio Marchionne) told former premier (Kathleen) Wynne that she has made Ontario the most expensive jurisdiction in North America in which to do business,” Fedeli said.