François-Philippe Champagne

In response to a question from Garnett Genuis

“Youth unemployment is an important issue. The government is helping up to 100,000 young Canadians get jobs in the trades, and we want to do even more to support them.”

“Mr. Chair, I want to thank my colleague for focusing on youth unemployment. It is something that every member of the House should be focusing on. That is why the government has taken action. Team Canada strong is going to provide the opportunity and possibility for 80,000 to 100,000 young Canadians to get into the trades. We want them to help us build Canada strong. We want them to help us build this country. This is the kind of measure that is going to help youth in the country, but we can always look at measures that do more for them. We want to support our youth in our country.”

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In response to a question from Garnett Genuis

“High youth unemployment is not just happening in Canada. Global uncertainty is hurting jobs in many countries, and we are working to give young people opportunities.”

“Mr. Chair, what we are seeing in terms of youth unemployment in Canada is not unique to Canada. We see this in other G7 countries. What we are seeing is that the impact of what we are facing in the world in terms of uncertainty has affected a number of industries and has affected youth unemployment in particular. That is why I think we should be happy that we have team Canada strong. We are going to provide opportunities—”

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In response to a question from Garnett Genuis

“We should all care about young people who need jobs. Our plan will help 80,000 to 100,000 young Canadians get trained in skilled trades so they can help build the country.”

“Mr. Chair, we should always be concerned about youth unemployment on both sides of the aisle, obviously, as Canadians. That is why team Canada strong would provide opportunities for 80,000 to 100,000 young Canadians to get into the trades and get their Red Seal certification so that they can contribute to building the country at this—”

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In response to a question from Garnett Genuis

“We are creating a national fund to build wealth for Canadians. It will follow the best models from around the world and run independently from the government.”

“Mr. Chair, I am happy that my colleague is focusing on the Canadian sovereign wealth fund that we are creating. This is going to be a great instrument to create collective wealth. It is going to be applying the best practices that we see around the world. The governance model will reflect its independence from the government.”

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In response to a question from Kyle Seeback

“We worked with unions and Ontario to build a strong car industry in Canada. The opposition should support our auto workers instead of criticizing the industry.”

“Mr. Chair, I am sure my colleague will have seen our auto strategy, which has been presented. We have worked with unions and with the Province of Ontario, among others, to make sure that we will have a resilient auto sector in Canada. I would say that I am proud of the auto workers. I am proud of our industry. I am proud of what they do. Instead of talking down the industry, I think my colleagues should be cheering up and saying we will work together to support the auto industry in Canada.”

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In response to a question from Kyle Seeback

“The member already understands what I said and is just looking for a video clip. We want to invest in vehicles.”

“Mr. Chair, I am happy to repeat what I just said, but I know my colleague understood. He is looking for some kind of clip, but he is not going to get it. What I can say tonight is that we want to invest in the vehicles that are—”

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In response to a question from Kyle Seeback

“Other major countries are also facing delays with these plans. We need to invest in current industries while preparing for the future.”

“Mr. Chair, my colleague is a very experienced member of the House. He will have seen that in all G7 countries, and I have just come from the G7, these plans have been delayed. What we are saying about the north star is that we need to invest in what they make today, but also prepare for the future.”

In response to a question from Kyle Seeback

“We have always supported the auto industry. We are working with unions and bringing in big investments, like Volkswagen in St. Thomas, to help Canadian auto workers succeed.”

“Mr. Chair, we were supporting the auto industry when I was industry minister, and we continue to do that today. We want to position Canadian auto workers for success; they understand that. We have been working with unions very closely. We have been attracting investment like Volkswagen in St. Thomas, which, as I said, is going to build—”

In response to a question from Kyle Seeback

“I want to correct what was said about my words earlier. We are investing in the car industry. We need to support the cars companies make today, and also help them prepare to make the cars of the future.”

“Mr. Chair, let me just correct the record of what I said before, because there were statements made that did not reflect it. What I said is that we are investing in supporting the industry. We need to support the industry with the cars they are making today, but at the same time, if we talk to the OEMs, the car manufacturers, they are also preparing for the cars of the future. Therefore, we want to invest in what they produce today, but also be able to support them when they are going to be producing the cars of the future.”

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In response to a question from Kyle Seeback

“We need to invest in different technology right now. We must support the car industry today and also get ready for the future.”

“Mr. Chair, that is what I said; just look at the record. We need to invest in different technology for now. The north star is the long-term view. That is why we have these investments that prepare us. We need to support the industry with the cars we make today, but also prepare for the future. That is what we see. If we look at the automakers, they have—”

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In response to a question from Kyle Seeback

“We need to get ready for the cars of the future. It is normal that people take time to get used to new technology. Major car changes in the past took years to become successful, too.”

“Mr. Chair, what I am saying is that we need to prepare for the cars of the future. In fact, it is nothing surprising that when the same thing has been done for 100 years and the technology is changed, there is a longer time of adoption. I will just remind my colleague that Tesla took 17 years to be profitable. The Model T of Henry Ford was not an instant success. It is normal that when we do the same thing for a century, we have consumer adoption and change in technology. We can look to Europe and around the world and talk to the manufacturers. We do not need to look at talking points. Talk to the CEOs of the global—”

In response to a question from Kyle Seeback

“Our government is bringing a lot of business investment to Canada. We are supporting the car industry today while also bringing in money for electric cars.”

“Mr. Chair, I am talking about the facts. I am just trying to help the member understand the nature of the industry in Canada, and I will continue to do so because people at home understand that we have different investments in the country. We have been able to attract significant investment. What I said is that we are supporting the industry with respect to internal combustion engines, but at the same time, we have also played a big role in attracting investment in the vehicle of the future, so we have—”

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In response to a question from Kyle Seeback

“I will keep sharing the facts with Canadians. Our government has invested money to support the car industry, including both gas-powered and electric vehicles.”

“Mr. Chair, the member may not like my answers. I know that the Conservatives are allergic to good news, but I am an experienced member of the House and will continue to answer and to provide the facts to Canadians who are watching at home. What I was saying is that we have made sure that the industry could succeed. Whether we are talking about internal combustion engines or whether we are talking about electric vehicles, I think the member has seen us investing to support the industry.”

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In response to a question from Kyle Seeback

“We are investing in projects like Volkswagen to prepare our country for new vehicle technology.”

“Mr. Chair, as I have said, what we have been doing in terms of investment, and we can think about the Volkswagen investment, is to prepare the country to make sure that we will have an industry that can support a different kind of technology, whether we are talking about an internal combustion—”

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In response to a question from Kyle Seeback

“Canada still has a strong car-making industry. We are working with unions and supporting autoworkers to make sure that industry succeeds.”

“Mr. Chair, Canada is one of the very few countries in the G7 that still has a very strong auto sector. That is why my colleague will be happy to see that we have supported workers, we have worked with Unifor and we have worked with unions to make sure that we position the auto industry for success.”

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In response to a question from Kyle Seeback

“We are supporting the car industry and bringing in investments. People are buying electric cars more slowly than expected. We are setting policies to help the industry and protect workers.”

“Mr. Chair, as the member will have seen, we have been supporting the industry. We have been making sure that we can attract investments and that we understand the reality of the world today. When it comes to electric vehicles, there have been delays in adoption, and we need to adopt policies that would favour investment in the auto sector to support our workers and the industry. That is what we are doing.”

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In response to a question from Kyle Seeback

“I support our investments in electric cars. Building electric vehicles is the right goal, even though some factories and car sales have been delayed here and in other countries.”

“Mr. Chair, I think the question was around the auto strategy. Since I was the industry minister at the time, yes, I think the investments we have made and the attraction of investment was the right thing. I believe that electrification is our north star. I am mindful that there have been delays in some plants and some adoption. This is not unique to Canada. We have seen that in a number of G7 countries—”

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In response to a question from Elizabeth May

“I am answering the question as required. People around the world see Canada's investment fund as one of the best.”

“I am bound by the rules of the House, and the Chair is asking me to respond. Mr. Chair, I got maybe the beginning of the question, and I would say that people are seeing the investment fund in Canada as best in class in the world. I would think the Canada Strong fund that—”

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In response to a question from Elizabeth May

“We plan to help train up to 100,000 young people to get into skilled trades. We need these young workers to help build the country, so we are working with unions and businesses to support them.”

“Mr. Chair, my colleague is so right. We want to do more transformation, and I think she will be happy with team Canada strong. The fact is that we say we are going to train and help 80,000 to 100,000 young people with their Red Seal and to get into the trades, because if we want to build this country, we need young people. We need young people to get into the trades. This is going to help provide more opportunities for young people in this country to participate in building this country at a speed and scale we have not seen in generations. We are very much focused on the youth. We are very much focused on helping workers. We are very much focused on working with unions as well. They do great work in training workers. We want to build together, because we want to build a Canada for all. That is why we are focusing on workers, on young people and on small and medium-sized businesses to help us build this country.”