Finance Committee on Aug. 12th, 2020

Evidence of meeting #50 for Finance in the 43rd Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was cabinet.

A video is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

Government spending, WE Charity and the Canada Student Service Grant

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Clerk of the Committee Mr. David Gagnon

Benoît Robidoux Associate Deputy Minister, Department of Employment and Social Development

Marc Tassé Senior Advisor, Canadian Centre of Excellence for Anti-Corruption, University of Ottawa, As an Individual

5 p.m.

Liberal

Mary Ng Liberal Markham—Thornhill, ON

Not to my knowledge.

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Conservative

Pierre Poilievre Conservative Carleton, ON

Can you confirm yes or no?

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Liberal

Mary Ng Liberal Markham—Thornhill, ON

Not to my knowledge, sir.

I'm happy to get back to you—

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Conservative

Pierre Poilievre Conservative Carleton, ON

Thank you.

Elder Marques?

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Liberal

Mary Ng Liberal Markham—Thornhill, ON

No.

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Conservative

Pierre Poilievre Conservative Carleton, ON

Minister Chagger?

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Liberal

Mary Ng Liberal Markham—Thornhill, ON

On March 1, you said?

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Conservative

Pierre Poilievre Conservative Carleton, ON

It's since March 1.

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Liberal

Mary Ng Liberal Markham—Thornhill, ON

Since March 1...?

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Conservative

Pierre Poilievre Conservative Carleton, ON

All of these were since March 1.

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Liberal

Mary Ng Liberal Markham—Thornhill, ON

Oh. I'm sorry. Okay.

Since March 1, I had a 30-minute meeting, and a proposal came in—

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Conservative

Pierre Poilievre Conservative Carleton, ON

No, I'm sorry. Let's start again. We don't have time for this.

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Liberal

Mary Ng Liberal Markham—Thornhill, ON

All right.

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Conservative

Pierre Poilievre Conservative Carleton, ON

We'll start again.

Since March 1, have you spoken, have you communicated or have you had communications either way about WE with Katie Telford?

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Liberal

Mary Ng Liberal Markham—Thornhill, ON

I have not.

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Conservative

Pierre Poilievre Conservative Carleton, ON

Has your staff?

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Liberal

Mary Ng Liberal Markham—Thornhill, ON

Not to my knowledge.

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Conservative

Pierre Poilievre Conservative Carleton, ON

Please confirm to the committee in writing.

Bill Morneau?

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Liberal

Mary Ng Liberal Markham—Thornhill, ON

Not to my knowledge.

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Conservative

Pierre Poilievre Conservative Carleton, ON

Ben Chin?

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Liberal

Mary Ng Liberal Markham—Thornhill, ON

No, not to my knowledge.

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Conservative

Pierre Poilievre Conservative Carleton, ON

Elder Marques?

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Liberal

Mary Ng Liberal Markham—Thornhill, ON

Not to my knowledge.

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Conservative

Pierre Poilievre Conservative Carleton, ON

Minister Chagger?

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Liberal

Mary Ng Liberal Markham—Thornhill, ON

My staff would have had a regular consultation with Minister Chagger's staff with respect to the social entrepreneurship program that—