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Government Priorities Mr. Speaker, it is clear to the thousands of Canadians watching us on television today that that is the party of inaction. Inaction is the Conservatives' approach to fighting climate change, to economic growth and to creating the jobs of tomorrow. The thousands of Canadians watc
March 21st, 2024House debate
François-Philippe ChampagneLiberal
Government Priorities Mr. Speaker, Quebeckers watching at home just do not understand. This is not the first time they fail to understand the Conservative Party. What the member just said does not apply to Quebec. They are the party of inaction; that is what we are hearing today. What Quebeckers want
March 21st, 2024House debate
François-Philippe ChampagneLiberal
Questions on the Order Paper Mr. Speaker, the Grocery Task Force was established within the office of Consumer Affairs of the Department of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, with the main mandate to provide the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry with advice tied to his efforts to stabil
April 8th, 2024House debate
François-Philippe ChampagneLiberal
Questions on the Order Paper Mr. Speaker, in response to part (a) of the question, the status of each commitment is to be determined by Innovation, Science and Economic Development, orISED, when it receives the first annual reports from Rogers, due onApril 3, 2024. and Videotron, due by July 3, 2024. The par
April 8th, 2024House debate
François-Philippe ChampagneLiberal
Questions on the Order Paper Mr. Speaker, with regard to federal investments in Canada’s grocery sector since January 1, 2006, no federal funding has been provided to Loblaws, Metro, Walmart, Sobeys or Costco.
April 8th, 2024House debate
François-Philippe ChampagneLiberal
Carbon Pricing Mr. Speaker, what Canadians will see today is one thing they will not hear from the Conservatives: the cost of inaction, the cost of forest fires, the cost of flooding in our country, the cost of drought. When each of the Conservatives is standing up, they are telling Canadians t
April 9th, 2024House debate
François-Philippe ChampagneLiberal
Housing Mr. Speaker, we really do not need any lessons from the Conservatives. We are presenting a plan for Canadians, a plan to build more housing, a plan to create more jobs and a plan to increase prosperity in this country. Canadians watching at home understand that slogans do not c
April 9th, 2024House debate
François-Philippe ChampagneLiberal
Housing Mr. Speaker, I am sure people at home laugh when they hear a Conservative member talk about working with municipalities. The last time the Conservative leader spoke to the mayors of Quebec City and Montreal, he insulted them. Does anyone at home think working together means insul
April 9th, 2024House debate
François-Philippe ChampagneLiberal
Finance Mr. Speaker, we will take no lessons from the Conservatives. What we are presenting to Canadians is a plan to build more homes. What we are presenting to Canadians is a plan to create more jobs. What we are presenting to Canadians is a plan for prosperity. On the other side of
April 9th, 2024House debate
François-Philippe ChampagneLiberal
Finance Mr. Speaker, we will take no lessons from the Conservatives—
April 10th, 2024House debate
François-Philippe ChampagneLiberal
Finance Mr. Speaker, I hope that the Conservatives will listen this time, because Canadians are watching at home. We will take no lessons from the Conservatives. On this side of the House, we have a plan to build more houses. We have a plan to build more prosperity in this country. We h
April 10th, 2024House debate
François-Philippe ChampagneLiberal
Grocery Industry Mr. Speaker, my colleague will admit that we are investing precisely to help the most vulnerable Canadians across the country. We are also investing in child care and in housing. Moreover, my colleague knows full well that the best way to stabilize grocery prices in this country
April 10th, 2024House debate
François-Philippe ChampagneLiberal
Intergovernmental Relations Mr. Speaker, what we are hearing is the party of inaction. According to the Conservatives, doing nothing is the answer. Well, no, the people watching us at home know we need to invest in housing, we need to invest in day care, we need to invest in workers. If my colleague from
April 10th, 2024House debate
François-Philippe ChampagneLiberal
Intergovernmental Relations Mr. Speaker, we will take no lessons from the Conservatives when it comes to expertise. One thing is clear. Every time we have been there for Canadians, the Conservatives have voted against our measures. They are against investments in child care, housing and seniors. If we were
April 10th, 2024House debate
François-Philippe ChampagneLiberal
Carbon Pricing Mr. Speaker, Canadians who are tuning in, and we here on this side of the House, hear the voice of inaction. What the people at home understand is that inaction does not a strategy make. Inaction is not a plan, nor is it an option. On this side of the House, we have proposed a
April 11th, 2024House debate
François-Philippe ChampagneLiberal