Government Operations Committee on Dec. 9th, 2010

Evidence of meeting #43 for Government Operations and Estimates in the 40th Parliament, 3rd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was summit.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

Effectiveness, Management and Operation of the Expenses Incurred for the G8/G20 Summits

Management of the Department of Public Works and Government Services in Awarding of Contracts for the Renovation of Parliamentary Buildings

Committee Business

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Bernard Côté As an Individual

9:45 a.m.

Liberal

Denis Coderre Liberal Bourassa, QC

So you never spoke to Mr. Fortier about Mr. Sauvé.

9:45 a.m.

As an Individual

Bernard Côté

No.

As I told you, my only intervention in this file was to meet him and to listen to him.

9:45 a.m.

Liberal

Denis Coderre Liberal Bourassa, QC

But you don't remember him asking you to meet with him?

9:45 a.m.

As an Individual

Bernard Côté

No.

As I told you, I don't remember how the meeting was organized.

9:45 a.m.

Liberal

Denis Coderre Liberal Bourassa, QC

Where did you go? To the Mas des Oliviers?

9:45 a.m.

As an Individual

Bernard Côté

It was at the Mas des Oliviers.

9:45 a.m.

Liberal

Denis Coderre Liberal Bourassa, QC

And no one asked you to go and eat with him. All right. No. You say you don't remember that.

9:45 a.m.

As an Individual

Bernard Côté

That's it.

9:45 a.m.

Liberal

Denis Coderre Liberal Bourassa, QC

Are you still a member of the Conservative Party?

9:45 a.m.

As an Individual

Bernard Côté

Yes, of course.

9:45 a.m.

Liberal

Denis Coderre Liberal Bourassa, QC

Do you still have a position with the Conservative Party?

9:45 a.m.

As an Individual

Bernard Côté

Yes, I'm the financial officer of my constituency association.

9:45 a.m.

Liberal

Denis Coderre Liberal Bourassa, QC

You were involved in financing for the Conservative Party?

9:45 a.m.

As an Individual

Bernard Côté

I was involved in financing for my association... I'm involved in financing for my constituency association right now.

9:45 a.m.

Liberal

Denis Coderre Liberal Bourassa, QC

Did Mr. Sauvé contribute to a Conservative benefit event?

9:45 a.m.

As an Individual

Bernard Côté

No.

9:45 a.m.

Liberal

Denis Coderre Liberal Bourassa, QC

Did you have to meet with contractors who were involved in financing activities with you?

9:50 a.m.

As an Individual

Bernard Côté

Repeat the question.

9:50 a.m.

Liberal

Denis Coderre Liberal Bourassa, QC

Did any Montreal contractors, from the construction industry, make financial contributions to the constituency of Jeanne-Le Ber?

You don't remember that?

9:50 a.m.

As an Individual

Bernard Côté

I have some names of individuals, but what they do in life—

9:50 a.m.

Liberal

Denis Coderre Liberal Bourassa, QC

You don't verify the people who—

9:50 a.m.

As an Individual

Bernard Côté

No, I mean... According to the rules, the cheques are supposed to be personal cheques. So they're personal cheques. However, it doesn't tell us where they come from or from whom.

9:50 a.m.

Liberal

Denis Coderre Liberal Bourassa, QC

Thank you.

9:50 a.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal John McKay

Thank you, Mr. Coderre. Thank you, Mr. Côté.

Ms. Bourgeois, you have eight minutes, please.

9:50 a.m.

Bloc

Diane Bourgeois Bloc Terrebonne—Blainville, QC

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Good morning, Mr. Côté. With regard to your previous employment, you say you were a commercial real estate broker. May we know under what company name that was?