Evidence of meeting #11 for Government Operations and Estimates in the 40th Parliament, 3rd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was business.
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Bloc
Michel Guimond Bloc Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord, QC
Just answer the questions.
I am asking you a specific question. Did you go to Belize and Panama?
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Green Power Generation Corporation
But I don't understand the questioning here. Why is this relevant?
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Bloc
Michel Guimond Bloc Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord, QC
Just let me continue; I am the one asking the questions.
Did you go to Belize?
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Green Power Generation Corporation
Madam Chair, is this a valid question with what we're studying?
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Bloc
Michel Guimond Bloc Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord, QC
I am trying to understand how companies were created in Belize.
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Bloc
Michel Guimond Bloc Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord, QC
I see.
Then how do you explain that companies were created in Belize? Were companies created in Belize?
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Green Power Generation Corporation
If you will let me, these are based on allegations—
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Bloc
Michel Guimond Bloc Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord, QC
My time will soon be up, so please provide a quick answer.
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Green Power Generation Corporation
Well, this is important. Would you rather I answer or not?
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Bloc
Michel Guimond Bloc Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord, QC
Yes, but quickly, because my time is being clocked.
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Green Power Generation Corporation
I have no understanding of any of these things that were dug up by The Toronto Star. I have no idea about any of these types of business dealings in Belize because I have no interest in Belize. I don't think I would be having the financial difficulty that I'm having trying to build a new business if I had interests in Belize. So this was complete rumour and innuendo and has nothing to do with the trip that the secretary of state I believe for trade had gone on when she went on her own trip.
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Bloc
Michel Guimond Bloc Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord, QC
When did you learn that you and your wife were the subject of an investigation ordered by Prime Minister Harper? When was this brought to your attention?
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Green Power Generation Corporation
I'm not subject to any inquiry from the Prime Minister's Office.
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Bloc
Michel Guimond Bloc Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord, QC
When your wife was removed from her ministerial post, the Prime Minister told us, in the House, that it was connected to your business dealings. He is still refusing to provide more of an explanation.
When were you made aware of this? You share the same bed and you live together with your wife. Did you find out at the same time as I did, through the media? Please don't try to make us believe that.
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Green Power Generation Corporation
My parliamentary experience says these questions are not in order, even if the chair doesn't want to rule them out of order, but I will answer this—
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Bloc
