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François-Philippe Champagne

Liberal on Business of Supply 2026-05-26

247 words · 13 sentences · 15 clauses

Replying to Elizabeth May (Green)

“Mr. Chair, I thank the minister for his very kind comments. I want to turn to a perennial challenge for Canada’s economy and ask where the minister sees his government’s efforts to deal with the productivity crisis going. We are not making any headway since back when David Dodge first declared that we had a crisis in productivity. This is my analysis, and I could be dead wrong on this. Certainly in countries and sectors that are dominated by oligopolies, we have a problem where there is a relatively small number of firms dominating an entire sector. It is pretty well known that Canada’s telecommunications sector, banking sector and the large grocery store chains lack the kind of competitiveness that would lead to better productivity. However, a multifactorial issue for productivity occurs when we export a relatively large proportion as raw material without value added. I wonder if the minister has any thoughts on how Canada can improve productivity or can point to any measures in the existing financial documents of the last year that actually would make a difference in improving our productivity.”

Statement grade

Average 94 / 100

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Thanks 14%Claims 86%

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Mr. Chair, Thanks · 35 wordsI can hear, from my colleague’s question, the depth of analysis that she has made. That is why it is always a pleasure to engage with her in this House. She is right on competition.Thanks Claims · 212 wordsWe know that competition is key to providing more choices and better prices for consumers. That is why, when I was the industry minister, we put more tools in the tool box of the Competition Bureau.¹ She will remember, for example, that I gave it subpoena power.² At the time it was asking for information and people voluntarily could decide whether to give it. Now it has more enforcement power. When it comes to productivity and innovation, the member would see that the productivity superdeduction is one of the tools that we have made in order to allow small and medium-sized businesses to make more investment, ³because they can immediately expense their expenses. They have immediate expensing of what they invest in capital, R and D, buildings, innovation and AI.⁴ We wanted to help companies with tax measures to make sure that they could make these capital investments that would help them to grow their businesses. The member may have seen the publication from the OECD or the International Monetary Fund that identified the productivity superdeduction, one of the tools in the tool box, ⁵as one of the best practices in the G7.⁶ Canada has been very much incentivizing small and medium-sized businesses to make these capital investments to become more productive.

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AnsweredOf this reply, 100% addressed the question or point raised.

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What the tags mean

Signal · 78

3 of 3 deductions are Signal

Signal checks whether every part makes a point, gives a reason, or asks for action. A low score means the speaker filled time with fluff, pleasantries, or attacks.

Thanks and tributes.What the tags mean “I can hear, from my colleague’s question, the depth of analysis that she has made.”Thanks: no claim, reason or ask.
Thanks and tributes.What the tags mean “That is why it is always a pleasure to engage with her in this House.”Thanks: no claim, reason or ask.
Thanks and tributes.What the tags mean “She is right on competition.”Thanks: no claim, reason or ask.

Relevance · 100

0 of 3 deductions are Relevance

Relevance checks whether the speaker stays on topic and answers the question asked. A low score means the speaker dodged the issue. Measured against the point put to the member, and the motion under debate.

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Respect · 100

0 of 3 deductions are Respect

Respect checks whether the speaker argued with people’s positions and records rather than attacking the people: insults, mockery, or bad motives assigned to them. Criticism of what someone did, however strong, is not marked.

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Clarity · 100

0 of 3 deductions are Clarity

Clarity checks for plain speaking, clear ownership of actions, and honest limits on certainty. A low score means vague promises or evasive language.

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Claims · 6

This list shows the factual statements you can check for yourself: the words as said, and the claim restated to stand on its own.

1“we put more tools in the tool box of the Competition Bureau”When Champagne was industry minister, the government gave additional tools to the Competition Bureau.search
2“I gave it subpoena power”As industry minister, Champagne gave the Competition Bureau subpoena power.search
3“the productivity superdeduction is one of the tools”The government introduced a productivity superdeduction to allow small and medium-sized businesses to make more investment.search
4“immediate expensing of what they invest in capital, R and D, buildings, innovation and AI”Businesses can immediately expense investments in capital, R&D, buildings, innovation and AI under the superdeduction.search
5“the publication from the OECD or the International Monetary Fund”The OECD or the IMF published something identifying the productivity superdeduction.search
6“as one of the best practices in the G7”An OECD or IMF publication identified Canada’s productivity superdeduction as one of the best practices in the G7.search

Analysed on 2026-10-20