Finance Committee on July 28th, 2020

[Craig Kielburger]

All entities in the contract are 100% not-for-profit.

[Pierre Poilievre, Conservative, Carleton, ON]

Mr. Kielburger, with respect, you're way off my question now. Nobody has ever questioned whether or not these are not-for-profit. You can make a hell of a lot money as an individual within a not-for-profit organization by paying it in salaries. I see here, in section 5.1—I do have the floor—that you can pay salaries and you don't even need to submit time sheets to prove that you did the work. That's explicitly stated in 5.1.

I asked you a very simple question, and you've still not answered it. Was there anything in this agreement that banned you or your brother from receiving a salary, yes or no?

[Marc Kielburger]

Yes.

[The Chair, Liberal, Wayne Easter]

Mr. Kielburger, you said yes. Do you want to further expand?

[Marc Kielburger]

Let me explain, sir—

[Pierre Poilievre, Conservative, Carleton, ON]

Yes or no.

[Marc Kielburger]

We are not paid by any one of those organizations—

[Pierre Poilievre, Conservative, Carleton, ON]

That wasn't my question. Yes or no.

[Marc Kielburger]

By definition, we are not paid by any one of those organizations—

[Pierre Poilievre, Conservative, Carleton, ON]

Yes or no.

[Marc Kielburger]

Sir, by definition, we are not paid by—

[Pierre Poilievre, Conservative, Carleton, ON]

Yes or no. That wasn't my question.

[Marc Kielburger]

The WE Social Enterprises is legally distinct and very separate —

[Pierre Poilievre, Conservative, Carleton, ON]

That wasn't my question—

[Marc Kielburger]

...From the ME to WE Foundation.

Mr. Chair, to answer your question—

[Pierre Poilievre, Conservative, Carleton, ON]

There will be no answer to the question.

[Marc Kielburger]

Mr. Chair, can I answer the question? This is a very serious topic, sir.

Mr. Chair, can I have 15 more seconds, please?

[Pierre Poilievre, Conservative, Carleton, ON]

You can have three more seconds. It's my time. Get to it.

[The Chair, Liberal, Wayne Easter]

Go ahead, Marc.

[Marc Kielburger]

Sir, we have sat through four hours, which is four times more than anyone for the SNC-Lavalin or the Duffy affair, as context, sir. What we're—

[Pierre Poilievre, Conservative, Carleton, ON]

That's not true. That's factually wrong.

[The Chair, Liberal, Wayne Easter]

We're getting off the topic. I know we're all getting a little tired—

[Pierre Poilievre, Conservative, Carleton, ON]

Can I get to my next question, Mr. Chair?

Mr. Chair, I'll go to my next question. He's had his response.

[Craig Kielburger]

No, sir. Mr. Chair, that's an allegation—

[Pierre Poilievre, Conservative, Carleton, ON]

We're going to have to invite you back if you don't want to answer the question. Let's bring him back for another four hours.