Michael Barrett at the Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics Committee

On May 28th, 2021. See this statement in context.

May 28th, 2021 / 1:15 p.m.

Conservative

Michael Barrett Conservative Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes, ON

Did you uncover any evidence or were you presented with any evidence demonstrating that Madam Trudeau was not paid to be a speaker at that event?

I'll ask if you can engage in a hypothetical, to help folks understand the difference between the appearance of a conflict and an actual conflict. If Madam Trudeau had been paid in that case, would it have put the Prime Minister in a position of a conflict of interest?

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