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House Hansard - 304

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
April 29, 2024 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 304 - Apr/29/24
Hon. François-Philippe Champagne (Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, Lib.)
  • Apr/29/24 2:51:34 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his leadership. That was a good question. Last week we witnessed a $15.7-billion investment by Honda. This is the largest investment in Honda's history. It is the largest investment in our auto sector, and it is one of the largest investments by a private company in this country. This is great news for our workers across the nation. This is great news for our auto sector. This is great news for Canada. Let us celebrate as Canada becomes a hub for green manufacturing in the 21st century.
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Context: House Hansard - 304 - Apr/29/24
Hon. François-Philippe Champagne (Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, Lib.)
  • Apr/29/24 2:55:25 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his question. I have a great deal of respect for him. I am sure he noticed that the Minister of Finance's recent budget focuses on intergenerational equity. This budget gives every generation a chance by investing in the priorities of Quebeckers. It focuses on housing and the cost of living, but also on growth. I am sure my colleagues from Quebec saw our announcement last week regarding a record investment from IBM in Bromont. This will help Quebec and Canada become a leader in the semiconductors sector. A confident nation is a nation that invests. That is exactly what we are doing.
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Context: House Hansard - 304 - Apr/29/24
Hon. François-Philippe Champagne (Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, Lib.)
  • Apr/29/24 3:01:28 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, instead of spreading disinformation, the member should be standing with all Canadians in this House and making sure that we maximize jobs for Canadians. That is exactly what we are doing. The investment that he is talking about is going to create more than 2,500 direct jobs at this plant. It is going to be one of the largest battery assembly plants in North America. We should all be proud that Canada now ranks first in the world for the battery ecosystem we have built, and this is according to Bloomberg. We are going to keep investing in Canadians. We are going to keep investing in jobs. We are going to keep investing in the auto industry.
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Context: House Hansard - 304 - Apr/29/24
Hon. François-Philippe Champagne (Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, Lib.)
  • Apr/29/24 3:02:52 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, it is amazing that the member would be against creating jobs in this country and maximizing jobs. If he read the contract, I guess he should have a lawyer to understand the terms, because it is very simple. The terms are maximizing Canadian jobs. It gives me an opportunity. We should rejoice. Just last week, we announced and we supported the largest investment in the auto sector in Canada's history. Honda is going to be investing $15.7 billion in this country. We are attracting record investment. We are going to create jobs. We are going to fight for every Canadian job.
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