Government Operations Committee on March 14th, 2024

[Darren Anthony]

No, they have not.

[Charles Sousa, Liberal, Mississauga—Lakeshore, ON]

In your discussions and deliberations since this investigation has been going on, have you had discussions with the Auditor General?

[Darren Anthony]

No, I have not.

[Charles Sousa, Liberal, Mississauga—Lakeshore, ON]

Have you had discussions with the ombudsman?

[Darren Anthony]

No, I have not.

[Charles Sousa, Liberal, Mississauga—Lakeshore, ON]

Have you had any discussions on this matter with ministers or with members of cabinet?

[Darren Anthony]

Not at all.

[Charles Sousa, Liberal, Mississauga—Lakeshore, ON]

In your deliberations and in your processes over the years, you've been.... How long have you been part of GC Strategies?

[Darren Anthony]

I've been there since 2015, when we started the company.

[Charles Sousa, Liberal, Mississauga—Lakeshore, ON]

Were you a partner in previous companies in operations in this procurement process?

[Darren Anthony]

I worked for previous companies, but I was not a partner in those companies.

[Charles Sousa, Liberal, Mississauga—Lakeshore, ON]

Who did you work for prior to GC Strategies?

[Darren Anthony]

I worked for Veritaaq and a company called i4C Consulting.

[Charles Sousa, Liberal, Mississauga—Lakeshore, ON]

You worked with Kristian Firth at Veritaaq. Is that correct?

[Darren Anthony]

That's where I met him, yes.

[Charles Sousa, Liberal, Mississauga—Lakeshore, ON]

Then you both together became partners and purchased Coredal?

[Darren Anthony]

Yes. I left Veritaaq around 2010 and went to a different company, and then we met up again in 2015.

[Charles Sousa, Liberal, Mississauga—Lakeshore, ON]

Then you have an equity stake in GC Strategies.

[Darren Anthony]

Absolutely.

[Charles Sousa, Liberal, Mississauga—Lakeshore, ON]

You're a principal. It's just you and Kristian Firth at GC Strategies.

[Darren Anthony]

That's correct.

[Charles Sousa, Liberal, Mississauga—Lakeshore, ON]

Yet you have not been involved in sourcing contracts. That's all been Kristian Firth—or have you been engaged in sourcing opportunities?

[Darren Anthony]

I'm engaged in sourcing opportunities. I work in the private sector and in different federal government accounts. We don't work in the same accounts.

[Charles Sousa, Liberal, Mississauga—Lakeshore, ON]

Your accounts are separate from Kristian Firth's.

[Darren Anthony]

Yes.