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Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry

Hon. François-Philippe Champagne

  • Member of Parliament
  • Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry
  • Liberal
  • Saint-Maurice—Champlain
  • Quebec
  • Voting Attendance: 61%
  • Expenses Last Quarter: $108,626.98

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Context: House Hansard - 316 - May/23/24
Hon. François-Philippe Champagne (Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, Lib.)
  • May/23/24 3:06:14 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, now we are seeing the Conservative Party of Canada going after any company that works against climate change in our country. That is what those Conservatives are about. Behind these questions they are against new technologies to help fight climate change. Those members know very well, and I have said it many times in the House, that the moment we heard about the allegation we launched an investigation. The chair has resigned; the CEO has resigned. We are investigating. We are going to make sure that every dollar that is spent is going to be well spent. We are going to restore governance, we are going to restore confidence and we are going to keep investing in Canadian companies.
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Context: House Hansard - 260 - Dec/1/23
Hon. François-Philippe Champagne (Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, Lib.)
  • Dec/1/23 11:44:07 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, the extent the Conservatives go to talk down our economy and small and medium-sized businesses is amazing. I would tell the member on the other side to be prudent because that particular organization has helped companies across the nation with clean technology. One thing is true for Canadians. The moment we heard of the allegation, we investigated. We took the right action. We will get to the bottom of this, but we are not going to hurt clean technology companies in this country because they deserve our support.
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Context: House Hansard - 255 - Nov/24/23
Hon. François-Philippe Champagne (Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, Lib.)
  • Nov/24/23 12:03:00 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, it seems that the Conservatives forget facts when it suits their story. Maybe some on their bench would remember that it was a Conservative government that had already appointed the chair of the organization in a previous role. What matters is what we said to Canadians. We said we were going to get to the bottom of this, investigate the allegation and restore governance, and then we will be able to fund Canadian companies. The Conservatives should stop making up stories and stick to the facts.
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Context: House Hansard - 252 - Nov/21/23
Hon. François-Philippe Champagne (Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, Lib.)
  • Nov/21/23 3:06:31 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, what is scandalous is the Conservatives making claims and allegations against people. What a responsible government does when there are allegations is investigate. That is exactly what we did. We suspended the financing of the organization. The CEO has resigned. We have accepted the resignation of the chair. We are going to get to the bottom of this. We are going to continue to help companies in this country. We will invest in green technologies.
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