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Context: House Hansard - 268 - Dec/14/23

Hon. François-Philippe Champagne (Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, Lib.)

Dec/14/23 2:22:31 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the Leader of the Opposition. However, for Canadians watching at home, one number the Leader of the Opposition forgot to mention is that, in 2023, Canada ranked third in the world for attracting foreign investment, behind the U.S. and Brazil. We are talking about record investments such as Northvolt in Quebec, Volkswagen in St. Thomas, Stellantis in Windsor, BHP in Saskatchewan and Dow in Fort Saskatchewan. We have a plan for the green economy of the 21st century, and that is how we are going to create jobs for generations to come in this country.

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Context: House Hansard - 268 - Dec/14/23

Hon. François-Philippe Champagne (Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, Lib.)

Dec/14/23 2:31:10 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I wish the member had been in the meeting. She would have said that we were the first government in history to stand up to the CEOs of the grocery sector in this country. For the first time in history— Some hon. members: Oh, oh! Hon. François-Philippe Champagne: Mr. Speaker, they can yell as much as they want. One thing we have done is that we called them to Ottawa and expressed the frustration of millions of Canadians. We asked them to do their part. We talked to the large manufacturers. With the reform of competition, with the grocery code of conduct and with more information for the consumer, we are going to help stabilize prices in this country.

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Context: House Hansard - 268 - Dec/14/23

Hon. François-Philippe Champagne (Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, Lib.)

Dec/14/23 2:32:38 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the member for suggesting another career I could pursue. One thing I will do is always fight for Canadians. It is always a good day to fight for Canadians. That is what I have done with the CEOs. That is what we will continue. If the member wants to do something to help Canadians, he could help us to apply pressure to have a grocery code of conduct in this country. In talking to the independent grocers in this country, we know that this is one of the best ways to stabilize prices, have more transparency and make sure the small and medium-sized producers would have more equity in the negotiations with the larger grocers.

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Context: House Hansard - 268 - Dec/14/23

Hon. François-Philippe Champagne (Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, Lib.)

Dec/14/23 3:05:13 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we will take no lessons from the Conservatives. With Christmas just around the corner, what a gift they have given Canadians. They voted against support for the aerospace sector. They voted against support for tourism businesses. Worse still, they voted against the Plains of Abraham. How on earth are Conservative MPs from Quebec going to explain to Quebeckers why they voted against the Plains of Abraham? It is crazy. Here on this side of the House, we are going to fight for Canadians. We are going to fight for jobs. We are going to fight for growth.

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Context: House Hansard - 268 - Dec/14/23

Hon. François-Philippe Champagne (Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, Lib.)

Dec/14/23 3:09:19 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, Canadians watching at home are seeing the Conservative ideology on full display. These folks are so against climate change that they will go after anyone and any organization that wants to fight climate change, even an organization that was created 20 years ago by Parliament. Now they want to attack the integrity of one of the most respected audit firms in this country. On this side of the House, we will get to the bottom of this, but we will keep investing in clean technology. We will keep investing to fight climate change. We will keep investing in Canadians.

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Context: House Hansard - 268 - Dec/14/23

Hon. François-Philippe Champagne (Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, Lib.)

Dec/14/23 3:10:38 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I know it is Christmas. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion but not their own facts. It is very clear and Canadians understand that what we are seeing on full display in the House is the Conservative ideology against anyone and any organization, even those created by Parliament. What we are seeing is on full display. We launched an investigation. We suspended funding. The leadership has resigned. We will get to the bottom of this. We will restore confidence. We will keep investing to fight climate change in this country.

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Context: House Hansard - 268 - Dec/14/23

Hon. François-Philippe Champagne (Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, Lib.)

Dec/14/23 3:11:56 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his question because it gives me an opportunity, just before Christmas, to remind Canadians who may be watching of the Conservative ideology that has just been revealed. The Conservative ideology is to attack any person or organization that wants to fight climate change. Today, the Conservatives are attacking an institution that was created by Parliament 20 years ago, and they are attacking the integrity of one of the country's leading accounting firms. On this side of the House, we will continue to invest in climate action. We will continue to invest in green technologies. We will continue to invest in Canadians.

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