Evidence of meeting #26 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 know.
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Conservative
Michael Barrett Conservative Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes, ON
I'm asking you questions today, Minister.
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Conservative
Michael Barrett Conservative Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes, ON
Marc Kielburger told the finance committee that he got to work right away. “Right away” implies that he was tasked to get something done and that it was expected of him. Once again, who told Mr. Marc Kielburger that he needed to get to work in the absence of a signed contract from the government?
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Liberal
Pablo Rodriguez Liberal Honoré-Mercier, QC
You know it wasn't Mr. Theis, because I've said many times that nothing was discussed about expenses—
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Conservative
Michael Barrett Conservative Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes, ON
Don't tell me who it wasn't; tell me who it was.
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Liberal
Pablo Rodriguez Liberal Honoré-Mercier, QC
That was very clear.
I'm sure it was reported in other committees, in other places, Mr. Barrett.
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Conservative
Michael Barrett Conservative Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes, ON
Minister, on what dates did Rick Theis communicate with the WE organization?
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Conservative
Michael Barrett Conservative Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes, ON
How many times did he communicate with Craig and Marc Kielburger?
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Liberal
Pablo Rodriguez Liberal Honoré-Mercier, QC
They communicated with him that one time. They sent emails but he didn't—
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Conservative
Michael Barrett Conservative Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes, ON
How many did they send?
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Conservative
Michael Barrett Conservative Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes, ON
How many times did he communicate with Sofia Marquez?
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Liberal
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Conservative
Michael Barrett Conservative Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes, ON
How many times did he communicate with Sofia Marquez?
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Liberal
Pablo Rodriguez Liberal Honoré-Mercier, QC
He had no further discussion with WE, according to my conversation with Mr. Theis. He had that conversation of 25 minutes.
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Conservative
Michael Barrett Conservative Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes, ON
So you're saying zero, that he communicated with Sofia Marquez zero times?
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Liberal
Pablo Rodriguez Liberal Honoré-Mercier, QC
Do you mean if they had a phone conversation? They had one phone conversation—
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Conservative
Michael Barrett Conservative Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes, ON
Minister, I mean communicate—via email, text message, social media, conversation in person, telephone, fax, you name it. How many times was it?
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Liberal
Pablo Rodriguez Liberal Honoré-Mercier, QC
There were maybe a few emails, I think, courtesy emails. You have all that in your documents.
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Conservative
Michael Barrett Conservative Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes, ON
Minister, we're not here to find out what's in documents. We're here for you to answer questions from the committee. That's your obligation. You've claimed to be the minister in charge. You're the minister who knows very little.
How many times did he communicate with Dalal Al-Waheidi?
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Liberal
Pablo Rodriguez Liberal Honoré-Mercier, QC
Mr. Barrett, if you want I can take lots of time and go through the documents that you have.
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Conservative
Michael Barrett Conservative Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes, ON
You should have done that before you appeared, Minister.
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Liberal
Pablo Rodriguez Liberal Honoré-Mercier, QC
I cannot guess your questions, Mr. Barrett. Be respectful, please.
You have all the documents and all the same answers that have been provided to everyone.
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Conservative
Michael Barrett Conservative Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes, ON
Did the government vet the WE organization for the Canada student service grant?