Evidence of meeting #15 for Government Operations and Estimates in the 39th Parliament, 2nd session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was meeting.
A recording is available from Parliament.
President and Chief Executive Officer, Rosdev Group
I can't recall exactly how much.
Conservative
James Moore Conservative Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam, BC
At least $1,000. How much more would you suspect?
President and Chief Executive Officer, Rosdev Group
Every year I contributed, and I do it to every party. I'm a landlord of the government, so I do respect the government. I have an income from the government, cheques, a tenant....
Conservative
James Moore Conservative Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam, BC
So you may as well give a little back.
February 28th, 2008 / 9:40 a.m.
President and Chief Executive Officer, Rosdev Group
I respect the government, and I do contribute legally to all parties.
Conservative
James Moore Conservative Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam, BC
So you met Scott Brison when he was the Minister of Public Works. You paid—
President and Chief Executive Officer, Rosdev Group
I met him at a function, that's right.
Conservative
James Moore Conservative Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam, BC
Prior to him, the Minister of Public Works was Stephen Owen. Did you ever meet him when he was Minister of Public Works?
President and Chief Executive Officer, Rosdev Group
It's possible. As I told you, I meet a lot of people.
Conservative
James Moore Conservative Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam, BC
Did you ever meet Alfonso Gagliano, Montreal, Minister of Public Works? I think you would remember him.
President and Chief Executive Officer, Rosdev Group
Yes, but again at a function, not at a private meeting.
Conservative
James Moore Conservative Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam, BC
Did you have to pay to go to that meeting?
President and Chief Executive Officer, Rosdev Group
I don't think they called me to any meeting without my paying--the regular fundraising. I'm not saying it's.... You know, it's done in every party. Everybody is doing it.
NDP
Charlie Angus NDP Timmins—James Bay, ON
Thank you, Madam Chair.
That was fascinating.
Mr. Soudas, I just wanted to get a sense of your role in the Prime Minister's Office. You do communications. You're an advisor on Quebec, because you know the city of Montreal. You said you do special projects as well.
Deputy Press Secretary, Office of the Prime Minister
Quebec-related files or communications files.
NDP
Charlie Angus NDP Timmins—James Bay, ON
So in terms of where you are in the Prime Minister's Office, do you report to Sandra Buckler, Ian Brodie? Who is above you? Who is below you? Just give me a sense of where you'd be.
Deputy Press Secretary, Office of the Prime Minister
I would say I report to Sandra Buckler, and everybody reports to the Prime Minister's chief of staff, ultimately.
NDP
Charlie Angus NDP Timmins—James Bay, ON
You said you get your paycheque from the Government of Canada, that you're not a party staffer; you work for the Government of Canada.
NDP
Charlie Angus NDP Timmins—James Bay, ON
What similarity would you have to someone doing communications for a federal department? Where would you be?
Deputy Press Secretary, Office of the Prime Minister
I'm not sure what you're referring to.
NDP
Charlie Angus NDP Timmins—James Bay, ON
The classification. Everybody who gets a paycheque through Treasury Board is pegged at a certain level.
Deputy Press Secretary, Office of the Prime Minister
I've never asked that question, because I didn't know that existed, to be honest with you. I will look into it after this meeting.
NDP
Charlie Angus NDP Timmins—James Bay, ON
In terms of staff, say if you were director general for Treasury Board communications, you would have a number of managers below you, maybe 40. Would you be at the level of a director general?
