Francois-Philippe Champagne

• Canada to tighten foreign investment rules for AI, other sectors: report

  Bloomberg News reported Canada plans to tighten foreign investment rules in some sectors, citing an interview with Innovation Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne.

  Canada

  Mar 26
  
• Contentious Liberal plan to overhaul cybersecurity faces more scrutiny

  Industry minister says government must be able to act quickly to counter serious cybersecurity threats, defends provisions that would allow for “secret” orders.

  Canada

  Feb 15
  
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• List of ‘high risk’ research organizations coming soon: Champagne

  Champagne tells committee that 36 research grant applications have been denied under new national security guidelines since July 2021.

  Canada

  Nov 21, 2023
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• Canada’s industry minister is calling global CEOs in bid to boost competition

  The move comes amid a push for more competition in Canada's grocery sector as well as on other consumer goods, as inflation continues to impact Canadians' wallets.

  Canada

  Oct 8, 2023
• ‘Shrinkflation’ is a common grocery irritant. A new task force wants to probe it

  The task force is one of five measures announced by Industry Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne Thursday in a bid to stabilize food prices.

  Consumer

  Oct 6, 2023
• Champagne says these 5 new measures will stabilize food prices ‘soon’

  Minister Champagne did not provide specific dates and faced questions from reporters about how some of these actions differ from what is already in place to lower food costs. 

  Canada

  Oct 5, 2023
• Volkswagen, Stellantis subsidies will take 20 years to break even: watchdog

  An analysis from the Parliamentary Budget Officer finds it will take the federal and Ontario governments two decades to break even on EV-battery manufacturing subsidies.

  Canada

  Sep 12, 2023
• 5 things to know about feedback to Champagne’s TTC wireless service consultation

  Rogers, Bell Canada, Telus Corp. and Quebecor Inc. had until Aug. 8 to submit responses to Champagne's proposed solutions.

  Canada

  Aug 21, 2023
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• Ontario commits to cover 1/3 cost of Stellantis deal, Ford urges feds to close deal

  The province and the federal government are ``inches'' away from a deal with automaker Stellantis, he said, but did not provide financial details.

  Canada

  Jun 1, 2023
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• Stellantis deal to keep EV plant in Windsor is inching closer, Champagne says

  Industry Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne says a deal that would save the $5-billion electric-vehicle battery plant in Windsor is inching closer.

  Canada

  May 31, 2023