Evidence of meeting #45 for Finance in the 43rd Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was sir.
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Founder, WE Charity
Mr. Chair, thank you.
We were working diligently through that period, and ESDC was aware that we were working diligently through that period. ESDC suggested that this date, the date you mentioned, to be very specific about “that date”—
Founder, WE Charity
We'd have to go back to our records, sir, but we were all working in coordination throughout that entire period, sir.
Conservative
Pierre Poilievre Conservative Carleton, ON
Okay. Did anyone else other than ESDC suggest to you that you could begin incurring eligible expenses?
Conservative
Pierre Poilievre Conservative Carleton, ON
Did either you or any of your intermediaries communicate with anyone in the office of Bill Morneau after March 1?
Founder, WE Charity
Yes, there were multiple touchpoints on two matters. One was Amitpal Singh on April 7.
Founder, WE Charity
Amit Singh reached out to have a conversation with Sofia Marquez and 11 other non-profits. There were a number of touchpoints. We can get you all the touchpoints with Amit Singh. So those conversations took place. Then, also with Ms. Michelle Kovacevic—
Conservative
Founder, WE Charity
Okay. Sorry, sir.
We would also have had conversations, subsequent to the termination, with the office of Mr. Morneau, or the family office—we need to look into that, whether it was with family office or whomever—on the payment related to the trip of the McCain and Morneau families.
Conservative
Conservative
Pierre Poilievre Conservative Carleton, ON
Or your emissaries, your intermediaries? No one in your organization did?
Founder, WE Charity
Not to our knowledge. I met him, before all this, once, but no.