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The following text is based on remarks delivered by the Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Industry and Minister responsible for Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions to business groups and chambers of commerce in October 2025
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It’s great to be back among so many old friends here at the Summit – although more than a few of you have warned me that, depending upon our panel’s final recommendations, I may not win any new ones.
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It’s a pleasure to be here to talk about the telecommunications sector—a sector that touches Canadians every day, not just delivering laughs and tears to our living rooms but also providing business opportunities, innovation and livelihoods for our communities.
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Thank you, Peggy [Schmesier, assistant professor, University of Saskatchewan], and thank you to everyone involved in organizing this Women in Science Speaker Series.
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Recently I learned that the revitalization of Botterell Hall is now complete. The new Mitchell Hall is also now open, and it provides more space for the engineering department and helps students access important health and wellness services.
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Since I was last here, this campus has been through some changes. I know the MacNaughton Building has had an overhaul as well as the McLaughlin Library and four other projects.
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I would like to begin by acknowledging that we are gathered in Treaty Six Territory and the Homeland of the Métis. This land is a traditional gathering place for many Indigenous peoples whose histories, languages and cultures continue to enrich our country.
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Hello everyone: It is a pleasure to be here with you today.
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Good morning, everyone. It’s great to be here with you today.
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Budget 2018 set aside $275 million for the next five years, and $65 million per year thereafter, to create a new research fund.
