Evidence of meeting #12 for Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics in the 43rd Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was charity.
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Liberal
Bardish Chagger Liberal Waterloo, ON
Madam Chair, this is a lengthier answer, but I recall the conversation in regard to their advancing and sharing their unsolicited proposal. I listened to it.
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Conservative
Pierre Poilievre Conservative Carleton, ON
No, that's not my question. My question is about whether the word “volunteer” was spoken.
Was youth service mentioned?
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Liberal
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Liberal
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Liberal
Bardish Chagger Liberal Waterloo, ON
—wanting to provide accurate information, that I provide all the information I have.
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Rachael Thomas
Minister, thank you. I do understand that, but the question that has been asked of you is quite simple. It is really a yes or no question. You need to respect the member who's asking you that question and answer accordingly. Thank you.
Minister, yes or no?
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Liberal
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Conservative
Pierre Poilievre Conservative Carleton, ON
Okay, good. Now we're getting somewhere. This was just five days before the Canada student service grant was announced and given its name.
Of course, that grant wasn't mentioned because it wasn't created at the time of your meeting, but did you speak about anything at all other than the Kielburgers' social entrepreneurship proposal, anything at all, yes or no?
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Liberal
Bardish Chagger Liberal Waterloo, ON
I would have definitely asked how the youth that they were working with were doing in the face of the pandemic.
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Conservative
Pierre Poilievre Conservative Carleton, ON
Did the Kielburgers know that the Prime Minister would make an announcement only days later, on April 22, regarding youth programming?
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Liberal
Bardish Chagger Liberal Waterloo, ON
I cannot speak for the Kielburgers. I personally did not know on April 17 that the Prime Minister would be making that announcement.
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Conservative
Pierre Poilievre Conservative Carleton, ON
Okay, so you didn't know, even though you're the minister responsible for that announcement—strange.
How many staff attended that meeting with you and the Kielburgers?
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Liberal
Bardish Chagger Liberal Waterloo, ON
Madam Chair, for clarification, is he referring to my team or from the...?
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Liberal
Bardish Chagger Liberal Waterloo, ON
I was the only person on the phone call from my team, because it was in regard to an unsolicited proposal.
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Conservative
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Liberal
Bardish Chagger Liberal Waterloo, ON
From my team, it was me. From the WE organization it was Craig Kielburger, and I believe Sofia was on the phone with us. He would know if there were other people from their side. It was a phone number they provided for me to dial into.