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797 speeches by François-Philippe Champagne — Page 6 of 16
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Madam Chair, an experienced colleague like the member for Louis-Saint-Laurent—Akiawenhrahk knows that, when a minister is appointed to a new portfolio, they have several discussions with departmental officials. What I told them was to build—
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Madam Chair, my colleague will be pleased to learn that the tax cut we have offered is going to help 22 million Canadians, and obviously a number of Ontarians. I am happy he voted in favour of that particular—
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Madam Chair, I hope that the member will have seen that this is a new government with a new Prime Minister: a government with ambition, a government that wants to build a Canada strong and a government that is going to build the infrastructure that is going to be needed to be resilient in the economy—
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Madam Chair, the member would appreciate that by reducing taxes, we are helping all Canadians. The measure we just announced will help 22 million Canadians.
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Mr. Speaker, I heard the other question, and obviously, I can say “budget” as well.
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Mr. Speaker, the member probably will not be asking if I can say “oil and gas” or something like that. I can assure him that we are proud of what we produce in Canada, and we want to build infrastructure so we can—
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Mr. Speaker, I will give another number to my colleague, because I know he likes numbers. If we look at the FES 2024 projections, our deficit-to-GDP is 1.6%. He can look at the other G7 countries. He will see that we are in a very good position.
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Madam Chair, again, that is a very important question. My colleague shone a light on all the tax credits we announced to encourage green investment in Canada. She knows as well as I do that we have succeeded in attracting historic investments in the area of electric vehicles, for example. We even managed to expand the electric vehicle supply chain across Canada. We have important measures. We want…
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Madam Chair, I think it is important for the Minister of Finance to know many things when preparing a very ambitious budget that is going to build Canada strong.
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Mr. Speaker, I am so glad to hear that my colleague is actually paying so much attention to what I do. I also travel to Shawinigan every weekend, and I would be glad to invite him there as well. He seems to be very interested in where I am going. It is great. I travel—
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Madam Chair, it is even more important to tell Canadians that they are going to get an income tax break. Some 22 million Canadians will be eligible for it, including people in Richmond—Arthabaska. I know several of them. They are people who keep up with current events. They will have seen that their tax cut starts on July 1. That is important.
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Madam Chair, once again, my colleague, who is very experienced, can look in the “Fiscal Monitor” for the period from April 2024 to March 2025 and he will see the deficit is listed as $43.2 billion.
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Mr. Speaker, I always want to inform the member's constituents. We are going to fight. That is something Canadians understand; they know how to fight. That is why we said, “elbows up”. I think it has galvanized Canadians across the nation.
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Mr. Speaker, members are free to speak. This is the House of Commons. This is the House of the people. Everyone is free to speak their mind, and I would invite every member to do so. I have been here for a decade, and I have always spoken my mind.
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Madam Chair, I know my colleague is eager to hear the numbers, I can see it in his eyes, but he will have to wait a little longer. He will get them when we present a budget in the fall. I can say that he will be proud to present the people of Richmond—Arthabaska with an ambitious budget that will build Canada. I know he wants to build Canada too, because I know him.
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Madam Chair, even better, I specified the period during which we would table the government's next budget. I know that he is looking forward to talking about it to the people in his riding. It is coming this fall. He will be proud. It is a budget that will build Canada. I see in his smile that he is looking forward to building Canada.
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Mr. Speaker, what I am about to say will interest my colleague. I know he is a numbers guy. I see he is taking notes, so he takes numbers seriously. The amount that has been received to date is $1.7 billion. He will be pleased because I know the people of Beauce, and they will be happy to know that these funds will be reinvested—
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Madam Chair, I am sure the member will appreciate that the government's first order of business was to reduce taxes for 22 million Canadians. There are people in her riding watching tonight, and they will be happy to see that she voted to reduce their taxes and support the Liberal government.
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Mr. Chair, the member is an experienced member of this House. He will know that we have countertariffs in place and that we have collected money. We have been very clear that these sums will be used to support workers and industry in Canada.
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Madam Chair, the member should take comfort that the first measure passed by this government in this House was a tax cut for the middle class. I know this is good for her because she is going to be able to go to her riding and say she voted in favour of a great Liberal proposal to reduce taxes for 22 million Canadians.
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Madam Chair, again, the member should be very happy because the first order of business was to reduce taxes for people. That is what Canadians care about. It is up to $840 for a family with two incomes. This is great news for people in her riding.
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Madam Chair, the dealers know me well and they appreciate the work that we have done because they know that Quebec is now part of the automotive industry. We are always ready to look at what more we can do together.
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Madam Chair, a great thing, which is responsible, is to cut taxes as quickly as possible for Canadians. They need a break, and the Liberals are there for them.
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Madam Chair, what we are doing is fighting against the tariffs. The best thing for Canadian workers and industry is to have no tariffs. That is what we are fighting for.
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Mr. Chair, the colleague will be very happy when we table the budget in the fall. He will have a chance to review that. For now, what I can say is that “The Fiscal Monitor”—
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Madam Chair, I want to thank my colleague for mentioning my colleague from Marc-Aurèle-Fortin. I had an excellent dinner with my colleague from Marc-Aurèle-Fortin. We had a great discussion about budgetary measures. We are going to continue in that vein because I know my colleague is eager to see the budget. He will have to wait just a little longer, but he will be so proud. He will be able to tel…
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Mr. Chair, it is very public. I know that the hon. member is a very experienced member. He is a man who knows the numbers. If he looks at “The Fiscal Monitor”, which is a great document—
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Madam Chair, I find there is a lot of wisdom in the words spoken by the member for Marc‑Aurèle‑Fortin. That is why, as my colleague saw, we said during the election campaign that we would balance the government's operating budget within the next three years. That is good news. I can already see it in my colleague's smile that he is pleased to see that he could speak to the people in his riding abo…
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Mr. Chair, in this House, what we all want is to have no tariffs on Canadian industry or workers, because this is affecting our economy. It is affecting communities across the country—
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Madam Chair, let me remind my colleague that he can find that information among the figures published in the “Fiscal Monitor” for the period from April 2024 to March 2025; the figure given is $495 billion.
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Madam Chair, what I can say is that we have been there. Let us remember the major projects that we have undertaken. I would invite the member for Mirabel to come and visit Bécancour, in my riding. He will be proud to see what we have managed to build together.
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Madam Chair, that is not the case at all. On the contrary, Canadians will be proud of this budget. My colleague must know that there is a great deal of economic uncertainty at the moment. Major decisions need to be made between now and then. I know he is impatient and looking forward to reading this document. He is going to have to wait just a little longer, but he will be so proud. He will be abl…
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Madam Chair, I am very proud of that. I am a proud Quebecker, and I am pleased to see that Quebeckers have chosen electric vehicles. That is why we will continue to invest in the battery industry.
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Madam Chair, I thank my colleague for her excellent speech. She truly gave us an overview of all the measures. She is an experienced colleague who has been serving the people of New Brunswick for a long time. I understand why the people of New Brunswick are proud to have her as their MP. She truly presented all the important things. She talked about the transfers we deliver to the provinces. She t…
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Mr. Chair, we said we would be presenting a great budget, and I know the member will have—
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Madam Chair, I understand why the people of Moncton—Dieppe are so proud to have a representative like my colleague, who speaks up for them here. She is absolutely right. The motion we moved included a tax cut, but it also included another important measure, namely eliminating the GST for first-time homebuyers. This is important because for homes worth up to $1 million, people can save up to $50,00…
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Madam Chair, I come from Shawinigan and I do not presume to try to explain to an hon. member from Mirabel things he already knows.
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Madam Chair, for the people of Mirabel and Saint-Maurice-Champlain who are tuning in, I am going to keep this simple. People at home understand that when they go to the grocery store, they are spending money, and when they buy a house, they are investing money. People at home understand the difference in no uncertain terms. We will be extremely transparent about the accounting rules we apply.
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Madam Chair, I would never claim to be an expert in British law, but I know that it is a unitary country. We recently welcomed King Charles III, who was here with us for the Speech from the Throne. I think that my colleague was very pleased to be able to listen to the Speech from the Throne.
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Mr. Chair, the member will be very happy tonight, because she will learn that Canada has the lowest debt-to-GDP ratio in the G7. It is a great position to be in, and we will—
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Mr. Speaker, I would be more than happy to refer my colleague to the press release of April 15. He will find a lot of good information there, and he can direct his constituents to apply—
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Madam Chair, I would first like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who works at the Canada Revenue Agency, particularly those in Shawinigan, in my riding. I can tell you that each and every one of them strives to deliver the best possible service to Canadians. We are looking closely at the concerns raised by my colleague.
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Mr. Speaker, I believe my colleague should be very happy. There is a lot for him to be happy about, because now we are talking about projects of national interest. Just recently we had all the premiers get together with the Prime Minister to build Canada strong. We want to build an energy corridor. We want to build this country. I can see in his eyes that he is happy as well because we are going t…
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Madam Chair, I have the utmost respect for the member for Mirabel, but he honestly knows the answer to his question. I do not want to add anything to his knowledge. He is very familiar with the file.
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Mr. Chair, I am impressed that the member has been listening to the Liberal campaign, and she can draw her own conclusions.
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Madam Chair, this is public data that the member for Mirabel, who is very experienced in doing his own research, is free to access.
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Mr. Chair, the answer is that Canada has an AAA credit rating. It is a great position to be in.
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Madam Chair, I know the member is anxious to present it to her constituents. It is going to be a great budget. We are going to build Canada strong. We are the true north, strong and free.
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Madam Chair, since 1994, five budgets have been tabled after the fiscal year began, and a number of times it has been under a Conservative government.
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Madam Chair, the Liberals did not wait. The first thing we did in this House, which the member voted in favour of, was a ways and means motion to reduce taxes for 22 million Canadians. She should be proud. She can put that in her householder to inform all her constituents that she voted—
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