Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne says he shares the same economic vision as Mark Carney, and he's throwing his support behind the former central banker to become the next Liberal leader and prime minister.

François-Philippe Champagne, the federal industry minister, is calling for a review of Ottawa's "business relationship" with Amazon after the company said it will close all seven of its warehouses in Quebec.

Guelph, Ont.-based auto parts manufacturer Linamar Corporation announced Tuesday it is expanding its operations across the province and creating thousands of jobs by investing $1 billion into the automotive industry.

Global News reported that New Democratic Party leader Jagmeet Singh said of the closures: “What is happening in Quebec is very clearly Amazon trying to union-bust. These are workers that were trying to unionize, and Amazon is shutting down operations in the complete region, just to stop them from demanding fairness."

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Amazon's decision to shut down seven distribution centres in Quebec, affecting over 1,900 jobs, has sparked sharp criticism from Canada's Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, François-Philippe Champagne.

Plans to close all seven of Amazon warehouses in Quebec are unchanged even as the federal industry minister called for a review of Ottawa's "business relationship."

“You will undoubtedly understand that such action calls for a review of the business relationship that exists between Amazon and the Government of Canada,” Francois-Philippe Champagne said in ...

Amazon is willing to discuss the closures of its Quebec warehouses with Canadian and provincial officials, confirmed Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Public Services and Procurement of Canada — on Friday afternoon.

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Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne says the government is standing up for Canada after Amazon said it will close all seven of its warehouses in Quebec. (Jan. 24, 2025)

Francois-Philippe Champagne, Canadian Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry said that he will not be seeking the leadership of the Liberal Party of Canada in the upcoming race. He described the decision as difficult and expressed gratitude to Canadians,