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House Hansard - 288

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
February 29, 2024 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 288 - Feb/29/24
Hon. François-Philippe Champagne (Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, Lib.)
  • Feb/29/24 2:36:48 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, what Canadians watching at home are seeing today is deplorable. National security should not be a partisan issue. We have no lessons to learn from the Conservatives when it comes to protecting national security in research and science in Canada. Our government has done more than any other to protect science, to protect intellectual property, to help our universities and our research centres by identifying security risks. In January, we published a list that tells research institutes not to do business with entities that might act to the detriment of the Government of Canada.
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Context: House Hansard - 288 - Feb/29/24
Hon. François-Philippe Champagne (Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, Lib.)
  • Feb/29/24 2:38:01 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, instead of talking about the facts, what the opposition Conservatives are trying to do today is politicize national security. I think Canadians' health and safety is the primary responsibility of every MP here. As I said in January, we have published a list of entities that Canadian research centres should avoid doing business with in the interest of protecting national security and intellectual property. Everyone watching knows that we will always be there to protect Canada's national security.
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Context: House Hansard - 288 - Feb/29/24
Hon. François-Philippe Champagne (Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, Lib.)
  • Feb/29/24 2:52:45 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I am very happy to answer my colleague. Canada shows leadership when it comes to national security. That is something the Conservatives will not do. Let me refresh their memory, because they tend to be selective when it comes to the facts. On January 16, we announced that we would ban funding for research in sensitive areas. There are 100 entities around the world. We work with our Five Eyes allies. We work with research centres in this country. We work with universities. Canadians know that we will always put national security first and defend the interests of Canada.
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Context: House Hansard - 288 - Feb/29/24
Hon. François-Philippe Champagne (Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, Lib.)
  • Feb/29/24 2:55:25 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, people watching at home must be wondering where the Conservatives were on January 16. I am sure people are wondering. On January 16, we announced that, as a government, we would stop funding research— Some hon. members: Oh, oh!
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Context: House Hansard - 288 - Feb/29/24
Hon. François-Philippe Champagne
  • Feb/29/24 2:56:08 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I hope the Conservatives will listen. On January 16, we banned research work in sensitive areas with approximately 100 entities around the world. We have worked with our allies to protect science, intellectual property and the work done by our universities. We will always be there to defend national security.
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Context: House Hansard - 288 - Feb/29/24
Hon. François-Philippe Champagne (Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, Lib.)
  • Feb/29/24 2:57:18 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the people watching at home must be truly appalled. We just explained to the Conservatives yet again that the Prime Minister and all government members on this side of the House take national security seriously. On January 16, we banned not one but 100 entitities from working with Canadian research centres, universities and colleges on sensitive research. That is exactly the type of measure that we need to take to defend Canada's interests. We will always be there to defend science.
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