Evidence of meeting #51 for Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics in the 40th Parliament, 3rd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was conservative.
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal Shawn Murphy
Thank you very much, Mr. Siksay.
That concludes the questions, colleagues.
You have a point of order, Madame Freeman?
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Bloc
Carole Freeman Bloc Châteauguay—Saint-Constant, QC
Yes.
Mr. Chair, I can apparently point out contradictions in Mr. Nejatian's testimony. Our witness is under oath. His written presentation and his oral testimony do not quite match. Given the fact that he is under oath, I think that we should verify all the elements of his testimony.
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal Shawn Murphy
That's not really a point of order, Madame Freeman. I think we can make our own assessments. I don't see that as a point of order.
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As an Individual
I'm happy to meet with any members of the committee after this meeting or at any time to clarify errors.
I apologize to the member if I have been unclear in anything I've said. It certainly was not my intention. I place great value, as a lawyer, on my oath. I'm happy to hang out and try to clear up any misstatements that the member feels I may have made.
8:55 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Shawn Murphy
Okay.
That, as I said, concludes the questions from members of the committee.
I am going to now ask you, Mr. Nejatian, if you have any closing comments or remarks you want to leave with the committee.
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As an Individual
I don't, other than to say that I want to apologize to you and to all members of Parliament for the mistake that was made under my watch.
I believe I have been treated extremely fairly by this committee. I am happy to have had an opportunity to appear before you, even though it has been in a situation that I'd rather not be in. I thank you for giving me the opportunity.
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal Shawn Murphy
On behalf of all members of the committee I want to thank you.
I want to thank the clerk, the analysts, the translators, and everyone else, because this committee meeting has been held outside of what I call normal parliamentary hours.
Mr. Nejatian, I understand this is a very special day in the Iranian calendar, and I want to wish you a very happy Nowruz festival. Thank you very much.
Since there's no other business to come before the committee, the meeting is adjourned.
