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Francis Scarpaleggia

  • Member of Parliament
  • Liberal
  • Lac-Saint-Louis
  • Quebec
  • Voting Attendance: 67%
  • Expenses Last Quarter: $123,581.21

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Context: House Hansard - 218 - Jun/21/23
Mr. Francis Scarpaleggia (Lac-Saint-Louis, Lib.)
  • Jun/21/23 8:37:52 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, the whole notion of productivity can be a little slippery. It is GDP per inhabitant, but especially in a country with a strong oil and gas sector like Canada, if the price of oil and gas goes up, then the productivity numbers will go up. The member was citing 2018 figures when the price of oil was rather low, so naturally Canada's productivity, using that simple measure of GDP per person, would have been low. The other thing about productivity is this. To ensure long-term productivity, we need innovation. Just having our productivity go up because the price of oil goes up does not mean we are innovating. To innovate, we need to invest in technology, especially green technology. To invest, we need money, and sometimes we need government money, so we are spending in the budget to invest in a clean technology revolution that is going to increase Canadian productivity in the long term in a sustainable way. That is what is important.
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Context: House Hansard - 80 - Jun/2/22
Mr. Francis Scarpaleggia (Lac-Saint-Louis, Lib.)
  • Jun/2/22 3:07:04 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, Canada's aerospace industry is a world leader and a major asset to the entire Quebec and Canadian economy. The government continues to support the aerospace industry with concrete action because we know that it is the right thing to do. Can the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry provide us with an update on the impact that our support is having on the industry, the supply chain, and, most importantly, the aerospace workers?
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Context: House Hansard - 56 - Apr/8/22
Mr. Francis Scarpaleggia (Lac-Saint-Louis, Lib.)
Mr. Speaker, based on my study of copyright over the years, it tends to be a zero-sum game, someone wins and someone loses, unless they hit the sweet spot, in which case it is a win-win for everyone. We can see how the bill will probably create a new industry, a new repair industry employing some people with important skills. Could the member comment on how the bill might also spur innovation at the level of the original equipment manufacturers?
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