Evidence of meeting #80 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 rcmp.
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Conservative
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Chief Technology Officer, Treasury Board Secretariat
To the best of my memory, it was at least one year.
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Conservative
Stephanie Kusie Conservative Calgary Midnapore, AB
Okay. Did you go through the substantive process?
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Chief Technology Officer, Treasury Board Secretariat
I was in the middle of a competitive process with Treasury Board.
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Conservative
Stephanie Kusie Conservative Calgary Midnapore, AB
Okay.
Mr. Ossowski, I appreciate your coming here and attempting to clear your name.
Again, I will ask the question that was asked before by my colleague Michael Barrett.
Now that you have recollection, did you have any communication with GC Strategies?
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As an Individual
I attended a meeting, as I described in my opening statement, with Botler AI, and Mr. Firth was in attendance at that same meeting.
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Conservative
Stephanie Kusie Conservative Calgary Midnapore, AB
Did you have any communication with Mr. Firth personally?
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Conservative
Stephanie Kusie Conservative Calgary Midnapore, AB
Okay.
Ms. O'Gorman, have you ever communicated with Mr. Firth?
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Conservative
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Conservative
Stephanie Kusie Conservative Calgary Midnapore, AB
When did you first find out about this RCMP investigation?
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President, Canada Border Services Agency
Well, I referred it to the RCMP through my—
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Conservative
Stephanie Kusie Conservative Calgary Midnapore, AB
Why did you not refer it in 2021, or why was it not referred between the two of you—whoever would like to answer—in 2021, when Botler first came with their concerns?
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As an Individual
There were no allegations raised to me before I retired on June 24, 2022.
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Conservative
Stephanie Kusie Conservative Calgary Midnapore, AB
Mr. Doan, do you still communicate with Mr. MacDonald?
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Conservative
Stephanie Kusie Conservative Calgary Midnapore, AB
Okay.
How would you describe the communication that you had? There was a communication that indicates you were told.... It was communicated to Mr. MacDonald to let GC Strategies do their magic. Do you recall that communication?
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Chief Technology Officer, Treasury Board Secretariat
I do not recall that communication.
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Conservative
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Conservative
Stephanie Kusie Conservative Calgary Midnapore, AB
Yes. It was a communication in which Mr. MacDonald was asked to step aside and let Mr. Firth at GC Strategies “do his magic”.