Evidence of meeting #109 for Government Operations and Estimates in the 44th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was company.
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Conservative
Larry Brock Conservative Brantford—Brant, ON
Did you think that someone at this committee would be asking about your contracts with the Government of Canada?
1:10 p.m.
Conservative
Larry Brock Conservative Brantford—Brant, ON
That's all you know. You don't know anything about your partner's involvement with the Government of Canada and all of the allegations against him? You didn't think that there would be other questions related to your involvement with Kristian Firth?
1:10 p.m.
Partner, GC Strategies
Well, I figured that there would be questions related to Kristian Firth. I was surprised that—
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Conservative
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Conservative
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Conservative
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Conservative
Larry Brock Conservative Brantford—Brant, ON
If he said to you, and I guess he did say to you that he disagrees with the Auditor General's report, you took that at face value without conducting any independent investigation on your own.
I often tell my 14-year-old twin daughters, “If you're going to do what friends say you're going to do, are you going to jump off a bridge to do that as well?” Do you ever push back on your business acquaintance or business partner, Mr. Firth?
March 14th, 2024 / 1:10 p.m.
Conservative
Larry Brock Conservative Brantford—Brant, ON
Okay.
In this particular case, you didn't think that a very explosive document by an auditor who has been in the business of auditing for decades.... You have no auditing experience, do you?
1:10 p.m.
Conservative
1:10 p.m.
Conservative
Larry Brock Conservative Brantford—Brant, ON
If Firth says, “We disagree with everything that she has said,” you will always accept that at face value.
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Kelly McCauley
Thanks, Mr. Brock.
Mr. Sousa, go ahead. Then we will do our second suspension.
Go ahead, Mr. Sousa.
1:10 p.m.
Liberal
Charles Sousa Liberal Mississauga—Lakeshore, ON
Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I have only a few questions. Then I'm going to move my motion prior to our suspension, if that's okay.
Mr. Anthony, I think reference was just made about the name of your company. Is it called Government of Canada Strategies, or is it called GC Strategies?