Why aren’t more foreign grocers in Canada? Lack of space a hurdle: Minister Champagne

29/04/2024 23 min Temporada 13 Episodio 32
Why aren’t more foreign grocers in Canada? Lack of space a hurdle: Minister Champagne

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Episode Synopsis

Following the federal government’s announcement of a $15-billion Honda electric vehicle plant in Ontario, ‘The West Block’ host Mercedes Stephenson asks Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne for a follow-up to his government’s efforts to increase grocery store competition. Minister Champagne discusses his talks with foreign grocery chains, as well as Canada’s electric vehicle infrastructure.
Plus, Stephenson sits down with Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya to talk about her life in exile, her jailed husband, and Russian President Vladimir Putin’s ties to the current Belarusian regime.
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