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{
"time": "2026-05-26 20:00:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Hon. Fran\u00e7ois-Philippe Champagne",
"fr": "L\u2019hon. Fran\u00e7ois-Philippe Champagne"
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"9356172\" data-originallang=\"en\"> Mr. Chair, it is a pleasure. I know the member knows the sector because she has New Flyer in her riding, which I am still looking forward to visiting because it is a great company, and it is also looking at electric buses. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9356173\" data-originallang=\"en\">My colleague will be happy to learn we were very disciplined. The Chair will remember this because I know he took note at the time. We were talking about production subsidies. This was on the back of the Inflation Reduction Act. In order to attract these investments, we were very smart, because we said we would only pay out when a number of units had been built and sold.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9356174\" data-originallang=\"en\">Members should be reassured that we have been good fiscal stewards. We have attracted investment. We have been very disciplined in how we structured these deals. I would say to my colleague that she should keep in mind that the electric stack is the\u2014</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"9356172\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le pr\u00e9sident, c'est un plaisir. Je sais que la d\u00e9put\u00e9e conna\u00eet ce secteur puisque New Flyer se trouve dans sa circonscription. C'est une excellente entreprise qui s'int\u00e9resse aussi aux autobus \u00e9lectriques. J'ai h\u00e2te d'aller la visiter.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9356173\" data-originallang=\"en\">La d\u00e9put\u00e9e sera heureuse d'apprendre que nous avons \u00e9t\u00e9 tr\u00e8s disciplin\u00e9s. Le pr\u00e9sident s'en souviendra, car je sais qu'il en avait pris note \u00e0 l'\u00e9poque. Nous parlions des subventions \u00e0 la production. C'\u00e9tait \u00e0 l'\u00e9poque de la loi am\u00e9ricaine sur la r\u00e9duction de l'inflation. Pour attirer ces investissements, nous avons \u00e9t\u00e9 tr\u00e8s fut\u00e9s: nous avons dit que nous ne paierions qu'une fois qu'un certain nombre d'unit\u00e9s auraient \u00e9t\u00e9 construites et vendues.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9356174\" data-originallang=\"en\">Les d\u00e9put\u00e9s peuvent avoir l'assurance que nous sommes de bons gestionnaires financiers. Nous attirons des investissements. Nous faisons preuve d'une grande discipline dans notre fa\u00e7on de structurer ces accords. Je dirais que la d\u00e9put\u00e9e doit garder \u00e0 l'esprit que le volet \u00e9lectrique est le...</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2026/5/26/francois-philippe-champagne-51/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/francois-philippe-champagne/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4185/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "13523573",
"h1": {
"en": "Government Orders",
"fr": "Ordres \u00e9manant du gouvernement"
},
"h2": {
"en": "Business of Supply",
"fr": "Travaux des subsides"
},
"h3": {
"en": "Department of Finance\u2014Main Estimates, 2026-27",
"fr": "Minist\u00e8re des Finances \u2014 Le Budget principal des d\u00e9penses 2026\u20112027"
},
"document_url": "/debates/2026/5/26/",
"related": {
"document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2026%2F5%2F26%2F"
}
}