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House Hansard - 250

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
November 9, 2023 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 250 - Nov/9/23
Hon. François-Philippe Champagne (Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, Lib.)
  • Nov/9/23 2:21:19 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, let me bring some facts into the Leader of the Opposition's fairy tale. From the moment I learned about an allegation of wrongdoing, I demanded a third party investigation. After receiving the report, we demanded that there be corrective action at the management level and at the board level. We expect the highest level of governance from any entity that has received money from the Government of Canada.
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Context: House Hansard - 250 - Nov/9/23
Hon. François-Philippe Champagne (Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, Lib.)
  • Nov/9/23 2:22:38 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I thank the Leader of the Opposition for his question. I would like to provide some facts about his story. As soon as we heard about the allegations regarding the management of funds at that agency, I called for an external investigation to get to the bottom of the matter. Based on the results that we obtained, I asked for corrective action to be taken. We expect the highest level of governance from all agencies that receive funding from taxpayers. We will continue to get to the bottom of this situation.
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Context: House Hansard - 250 - Nov/9/23
Hon. François-Philippe Champagne (Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, Lib.)
  • Nov/9/23 2:31:07 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-56 
Mr. Speaker, we did even more than that. For the first time in Canada's history, we called all the CEOs to come to Ottawa to tell them one thing. We expressed the frustration of 40 million Canadians, and we expect everyone to do their part, including signing the grocery code of conduct to help stabilize prices in Canada. However, there is one thing that the members on the other side can do to help Canadians, which is to vote for Bill C-56 so we can reform competition and ensure that we have more competition in this country. Why will they not act?
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Context: House Hansard - 250 - Nov/9/23
Hon. François-Philippe Champagne (Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, Lib.)
  • Nov/9/23 2:37:02 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we will take no lessons from the Conservatives. I am surprised that not only do they not have a climate plan, but they do not even have an economic plan. Their only plan is to cut services, cut investments and cut programs in Canada. I have a piece of good news: Today the OECD ranked Canada third in the world for foreign investment attraction. Our plan is working. We are creating prosperity. We are creating jobs, and we are building Canada in the 21st century.
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Context: House Hansard - 250 - Nov/9/23
Hon. François-Philippe Champagne (Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, Lib.)
  • Nov/9/23 3:11:06 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I am happy to answer any and all questions the member has. Let me bring facts to the story. By the way, this organization existed for 10 years during the Harper government. Let us bring some facts to the table. One thing Canadians at home should know is that the moment allegations were brought to my attention, we launched a third party investigation. On the basis of that report, we took immediate action to restore governance at the organization. We will not shy away from taking any and all actions needed to make sure there is proper governance at the institution.
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Context: House Hansard - 250 - Nov/9/23
Hon. François-Philippe Champagne (Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, Lib.)
  • Nov/9/23 3:13:12 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I do not think he will be able to use that clip because that corporation existed for 10 years under the Harper government. Just think, 10 years under the Harper government. On this side of the House, what did we do? As soon as we were made aware of the allegations, we asked an external firm to investigate them. When we received the report, we asked that corrective measures be taken. We expect the highest level of governance from every agency that receives funding from the Government of Canada. We will get to the bottom of this.
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