Editing Jim Prentice (section)

===Auto industry===
In a February 29, 2008, speech to the [[Toronto Board of Trade]] Prentice rejected the concept of direct subsidies to the auto industry, insisting that setting up a strong economic foundation is a better route to strengthen the business.<ref>
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</ref> Former Liberal Leader [[Stéphane Dion]] said Finance Minister [[Jim Flaherty]] should be fired after the planned shutdown of the GM truck plant in Oshawa, Ont., with Prentice and Flaherty expressing hope for a new GM plant.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Whittington |first1=Les |last2=Ferguson |first2=Rob |title=Liberals demand PM fire Flaherty |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2008/06/05/liberals_demand_pm_fire_flaherty.html |access-date=25 May 2021 |work=The Toronto Star |date=2008-06-05 |language=en}}</ref>