Corporate subsidies can help announce a factory. Can they make a company stay? Rob Breakenridge offers a test for promises of lasting jobs: what happens when keeping the promise stops making business sense?

A minister says she’s fed up. But surprise and frustration mean something different if the government already knew plans were changing. Before accepting the public reaction over Stellantis, there’s a question about what happened before the cameras captured the anger.

Demanding the money back sounds straightforward. Making that demand stick, protecting workers and persuading the next company to invest may be considerably harder. What leverage remains once the announcement is over? Rob considers the uncomfortable choices behind a response that sounds simple from outside the negotiating room.

Topics: corporate subsidies, Stellantis, manufacturing jobs, government transparency, investment guarantees

GUEST: Rob Breakenridge | robbreakenridge.ca

Originally aired on 2026-11-12

Corporate subsidies can help announce a factory. Can they make a company stay? Rob Breakenridge offers a test for promises of lasting jobs: what happens when keeping the promise stops making business sense?
A minister says she&rsquo;s fed up. But surprise and frustration mean something different if the government already knew plans were changing. Before accepting the public reaction over Stellantis, there&rsquo;s a question about what happened before the cameras captured the anger.
Demanding the money back sounds straightforward. Making that demand stick, protecting workers and persuading the next company to invest may be considerably harder. What leverage remains once the announcement is over? Rob considers the uncomfortable choices behind a response that sounds simple from outside the negotiating room.
Topics: corporate subsidies, Stellantis, manufacturing jobs, government transparency, investment guarantees
GUEST: Rob Breakenridge | robbreakenridge.ca
Originally aired on&nbsp;2026-11-12

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From politics and pop culture to mental health, technology, and everyday life, this podcast is where night owls, deep thinkers, and curious minds come to connect. Featuring expert guests, passionate callers, and Shane&rsquo;s signature style&mdash;thoughtful, fearless, and refreshingly real.
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