Information & Ethics Committee on June 4th, 2024

[Randy Boissonnault, Liberal, Edmonton Centre, AB]

Mr. Chair, I have no operational role in that company. I am not the Randy in the article today.

Let me give you an example, Mr. Chair. I don't know why Mr. Brock received income from the Province of Ontario while he's been serving as an MP, but I assume he cleared that with the Ethics Commissioner in the same way that I cleared my—

[The Chair, Conservative, John Brassard]

Mr. Boissonnault....

[Randy Boissonnault, Liberal, Edmonton Centre, AB]

—business dealings with the Ethics Commissioner, and no investigation or evaluation of my business affairs will take place.

[The Chair, Conservative, John Brassard]

Thank you.

Mr. Brock, go ahead.

[Darren Fisher, Liberal, Dartmouth—Cole Harbour, NS]

I have a point of order, Mr. Chair.

The question that Mr. Brock asked was well over a minute, and the response was 25 to 30 seconds—

[Larry Brock, Conservative, Brantford—Brant, ON]

No, there was a preamble. It was a yes or no question.

[The Chair, Conservative, John Brassard]

Well, I think he concluded.

Go ahead, Mr. Brock.

[Larry Brock, Conservative, Brantford—Brant, ON]

I ask again, Minister. You're laughing at the whole process, but Canadians are not laughing and they're not siding with you. Did you reach out to Mr. Anderson this morning after you read the Global News report, yes or no?

[Randy Boissonnault, Liberal, Edmonton Centre, AB]

I am not the Randy in that report. The article—

[Larry Brock, Conservative, Brantford—Brant, ON]

Did you call Mr. Anderson?

[Randy Boissonnault, Liberal, Edmonton Centre, AB]

No. Why would I call Mr. Anderson? I would not. No. Under the ethics—

[Pam Damoff, Liberal, Oakville North—Burlington, ON]

I have a point of order, Chair.

[Larry Brock, Conservative, Brantford—Brant, ON]

Clearly Mr. Anderson didn't want to provide the surname of Randy.

[The Chair, Conservative, John Brassard]

Mr. Brock, the answer—

[Randy Boissonnault, Liberal, Edmonton Centre, AB]

Mr. Chair, I gave the answer.

[The Chair, Conservative, John Brassard]

Mr. Brock, he said no.

Do you have a point of order, Ms. Damoff?

[Pam Damoff, Liberal, Oakville North—Burlington, ON]

Yes, I do, Chair.

[The Chair, Conservative, John Brassard]

Go ahead.

[Pam Damoff, Liberal, Oakville North—Burlington, ON]

Out of respect for our interpreters, people are interrupting and it keeps happening—

[The Chair, Conservative, John Brassard]

I agree.

[Pam Damoff, Liberal, Oakville North—Burlington, ON]

—and it's so unfair to the people who work so hard for us.

[The Chair, Conservative, John Brassard]

Okay. Thank you.

[Pam Damoff, Liberal, Oakville North—Burlington, ON]

Could we please just knock it off?

[The Chair, Conservative, John Brassard]

Yes, and I've made that very clear.

Go ahead, Mr. Brock. You have literally 20 seconds, sir.

[Larry Brock, Conservative, Brantford—Brant, ON]

Minister, will you provide to this committee details of your text messages for all of the phones that were in operation on September 22, 2022, so that this committee can determine if you are in fact the Randy the text messages are referring to, the Randy who the other partner wants to communicate with?

Will you reach out to your service provider and provide us with details of your text messages on that day from all of your devices? Answer yes or no.