Information & Ethics Committee on Dec. 11th, 2020

Evidence of meeting #16 for Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics in the 43rd Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was palantir.

A video is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

Questions of Conflict of Interest and Lobbying in Relation to Pandemic Spending
Committee Business

MPs speaking

David Sweet
Marie-Hélène Gaudreau
Chris Warkentin
Francesco Sorbara
Taylor Bachrach
Jacques Gourde
Nathaniel Erskine-Smith
Charlie Angus
Michael Barrett
Patricia Lattanzio

Also speaking

Simon Kennedy  Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, Department of Industry
Denis Gallant  Lawyer, Roy Bélanger Avocats S.E.N.C.R.L., As an Individual
Mark Blumberg  Partner, Blumberg Segal LLP
Jeramie D. Scott  Senior Counsel, Electronic Privacy Information Center

3:25 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative David Sweet

It's not in the motion, but again, if there's consensus that we report it back to Parliament.... I certainly see consensus right now with the nods, the thumbs up and the faces. I don't see any resistance to that idea, so we will do the meetings as well as a report.

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Liberal

Nathaniel Erskine-Smith Liberal Beaches—East York, ON

Thanks, all, and Charlie, I look forward to spending Christmas with you reading 5,000 emails.

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NDP

Charlie Angus NDP Timmins—James Bay, ON

You're going to be so well schooled by the time you're done.

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Liberal

Nathaniel Erskine-Smith Liberal Beaches—East York, ON

Thanks, all. I appreciate it.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative David Sweet

Thank you.

We have such a kind clerk. She keeps telling me to remind you that we are televised.

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NDP

Charlie Angus NDP Timmins—James Bay, ON

That's okay.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative David Sweet

Colleagues, have a very merry Christmas.

There is no agreement in regard to virtual meetings, so our next meeting will be when the House sits again.

Take the time to have some rest. Obviously, we're going to have some back-and-forth emails in regard to the upcoming Bill C-11. I welcome that as well.

Be safe and spend some time with your family, at least as far as the local laws permit. We'll see you back in 2021.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

3:25 p.m.

Voices

Happy holidays.

3:25 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative David Sweet

The meeting is adjourned.