Francois-Philippe Champagne

• Champagne defends Stellantis contracts as MPs press on job guarantees

  During testimony, Champagne said the government secured 'a number of covenants' from Stellantis that protected workers and the company's presence in Canada.

  Politics

  Dec 10, 2025
  
• Key cabinet ministers address Assembly of First Nations, but others bumped

  AFN Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak has said Budget 2025 failed First Nations because it did not include more infrastructure funding and educational resources for their communities.

  Politics

  Dec 4, 2025
  
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• Canadians want ‘energy security,’ Champagne says amidst pipeline talk

  'Canada can be an energy superpower, both in conventional and clean energy,' Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne said ahead of a Liberal caucus meeting Wednesday.

  Politics

  Nov 26, 2025
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• Federal finance minister visits Regina, talks budget impacts

  Federal Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne joins SUMA President Randy Gouldin in an armchair discussion focused on the federal budget.

  Canada

  Nov 20, 2025
• Finance minister says critical minerals refining is the ‘name of the game’

  Refining is the name of the game, and Canada can do better than just shipping raw materials south,” Champagne told a Calgary business audience after unveiling the federal budget.

  Canada

  Nov 10, 2025
• Who is Champagne, the minister selling Canadians on Carney’s 1st budget?

  Champagne is an old-school retail politician who prefers pressing the flesh to digital communications. Liberals tend to describe him with one word: gregarious.

  Canada

  Nov 4, 2025
• Global economy is resilient but U.S. tariffs holding it back: Champagne

  Champagne is chairing the fall meeting of the G7 finance ministers in Washington and attending the annual gathering of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank Group.

  Economy

  Oct 15, 2025
• Liberals will table federal budget Nov. 4, minister says

  Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne announced during question period in the House of Commons that the Liberal administration will table a fall budget on Nov. 4.

  Politics

  Sep 16, 2025
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• Trump’s tariffs creating ‘tensions’ among G7 ahead of summit: Champagne

  Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne is leading three days of meetings with top finance officials from the world's largest economies, where tariffs are set to dominate.

  Canada

  May 20, 2025
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• François-Philippe Champagne not running for Liberal leadership

  Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne made the announcement Tuesday as part of a fireside chat at the Canadian Club Toronto.

  Canada

  Jan 14, 2025