Following his speech at the Canadian Club, Champagne will meet with the Burlington Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday afternoon alongside his cabinet colleague and Burlington MP Karina Gould, who is also considering a leadership run and is expected to make her intentions known soon.

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.

Former central banker Mark Carney is set to add another big endorsement to his growing pile of backers as Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne is expected to announce his endorsement today.

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."

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)

Canadian Innovation Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne on Tuesday said he would not run in the race to replace Justin Trudeau as leader of the ruling Liberal Party. Champagne, seen as a leading contender,

Speaking with CBC’s Adrienne Arsenault following the inauguration of U.S. President Donald Trump, Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne says Canada needs to continue its engagement with the Trump administration.

— Team Canada spirals: Premiers and the federal government have abandoned attempts to present a unified message to Americans, and frankly, to Canadians. They have yet to agree on the best path forward when it comes to retaliatory tariffs. At this rate, Trump won’t need to divide and conquer.

OTTAWA--Canadian Industry Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne is the latest high-profile cabinet member to declare no interest in replacing Justin Trudeau as Prime Minister and Liberal Party leader.

Amazon says it's closing all seven of its warehouses in the Canadian province of Quebec over the next two months

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.

Plans to close all seven of Amazon warehouses in Quebec are unchanged, the company said Friday even as the federal industry minister called for a review of Ottawa's "business relationship" with the online retail giant.