Evidence of meeting #112 for Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities in the 44th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was service.
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Liberal
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Conservative
Michael Barrett Conservative Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes, ON
Do you have a trading name for that company?
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Conservative
Michael Barrett Conservative Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes, ON
What's the legal name of the company?
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Liberal
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Conservative
Michael Barrett Conservative Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes, ON
What does it hold?
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Conservative
Michael Barrett Conservative Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes, ON
Does it have any interest in the Navis company?
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Conservative
Michael Barrett Conservative Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes, ON
Do you draw income from that company?
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An hon. member
[Inaudible—Editor]
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal Bobby Morrissey
[Inaudible—Editor] remind Mr. Barrett, but I'm going to give flexibility, because both sides strayed on this issue. The only ones who stuck to relevancy were Ms. Chabot and Ms. Zarrillo on the matter before the committee. But the minister did elaborate—
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An hon. member
[Inaudible—Editor]
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal Bobby Morrissey
I understand the rules, Mr. Cooper.
Mr. Barrett, you have the floor.
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Conservative
Michael Barrett Conservative Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes, ON
Does 2256956 Alberta Ltd. own, or did it own, GHI, the Global Health initiative, the pandemic supply resale company?
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Liberal
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Conservative
Michael Barrett Conservative Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes, ON
There are shares in GHI.
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Conservative
Michael Barrett Conservative Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes, ON
Okay.
Since you've been a minister, have you received any payments from Navis Group?
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Liberal
Randy Boissonnault Liberal Edmonton Centre, AB
As is declared in my conflict of interest and ethics submission, yes. That was organized with the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner.
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Conservative
Michael Barrett Conservative Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes, ON
Let's just back this up, because Mr. Cooper asked you the same question, and I'm asking the question. I asked how much you've been paid, and you said, well, none of that happened since I was a minister.
There is a bit of confusion here. How much have you been paid, since you've been a minister, by that company?
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Liberal
Randy Boissonnault Liberal Edmonton Centre, AB
Mr. Barrett, I'll give you an example.
There is, Mr. Chair, some thinking here that I had one client. Westminster Foundation for Democracy was a client. The Global Equality Caucus was a client. The United Nations Development Programme was a client. The Black Gold School Division was a client.
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Conservative
Michael Barrett Conservative Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes, ON
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Liberal