Evidence of meeting #46 for Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics in the 39th Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was witnesses.
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Conservative
Dean Del Mastro Conservative Peterborough, ON
Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Mr. Martelli, what percentage of the vote did you get in your riding?
As an Individual
If I'm not mistaken, sir, I think it was about 14.8% of the vote.
Conservative
As an Individual
Well, if I got less than 10%, why did Elections Canada ship back $8,000 that you guys took?
Conservative
Dean Del Mastro Conservative Peterborough, ON
Well, maybe they didn't, sir. Maybe you never got a refund. Did you look into that?
As an Individual
Well, from what I know, if you didn't get over 10%, you were supposed to pay back—
As an Individual
I was supposed to pay back, but they never asked for that.
Conservative
Dean Del Mastro Conservative Peterborough, ON
Yes, that's because you didn't get 10% of the votes, so you didn't get a refund.
Now, Mr. Martelli, what—
As an Individual
Excuse me, sir, perhaps I could answer. If I was looking at the newspaper, because usually—
Conservative
Dean Del Mastro Conservative Peterborough, ON
No, I'm moving on to my next question. It's okay. I'm just trying to clarify something for you.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Paul Szabo
Gentlemen, simply on behalf of the translators—they work very hard back there—we can only have one person talk at a time.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Paul Szabo
So ask a question, let him answer; and then let him ask a question, etc., both of you.
Conservative
Dean Del Mastro Conservative Peterborough, ON
Okay, but I've got the answer I was looking for, Mr. Chairman.
As an Individual
Sir, if I may ask this, on January 24, following the day of the election, in La Presse they showed all the statistics, and I got 14.8% of the votes. That's what they had marked.
Conservative
Dean Del Mastro Conservative Peterborough, ON
Okay. You may want to check into that.
What led you to believe you were part of a regional media buy, Mr. Martelli? What led you to believe you were part of a regional media buy? What led you to believe you had anything to do with this?
As an Individual
Well, it's you guys who deposited the amount in my account without any explanations.
Conservative
Dean Del Mastro Conservative Peterborough, ON
Okay, but you were never a part of any regional media buy. Did you know that?
As an Individual
It was because I wasn't a star candidate for your guys; that's why.
