Evidence of meeting #34 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 sauvé.
A recording is available from Parliament.
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Bloc
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As an Individual
Mr. Sauvé is a masonry contractor who works in Montreal. He has been the low bidder on at least one project that we worked on for the City of Montreal.
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Diane Bourgeois Bloc Terrebonne—Blainville, QC
So both of you had previously worked with Mr. Sauvé.
Is that the case for you, Mr. Glouberman?
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As an Individual
I have never worked with Mr. Sauvé before this and did not know Mr. Sauvé before this.
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Diane Bourgeois Bloc Terrebonne—Blainville, QC
Mr. Glouberman, who invited you to that cocktail party?
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Diane Bourgeois Bloc Terrebonne—Blainville, QC
How did he get your name? If you didn't know him, why did he invite you?
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As an Individual
No, no. I believe you're misunderstanding what I said. I said I did not know Mr. Sauvé before he got the contract. At this point he already had the contract, so I had met him as part of this contract.
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Bloc
Diane Bourgeois Bloc Terrebonne—Blainville, QC
So Mr. Sauvé gets the contract. You're subcontractors for Mr. Sauvé or—
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As an Individual
We got the job. We got the contract in 1995. We have been working on the job since 1995 up until the present. We are not subcontractors.
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Diane Bourgeois Bloc Terrebonne—Blainville, QC
You didn't have any contact with Mr. Sauvé before he got the contract.
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Diane Bourgeois Bloc Terrebonne—Blainville, QC
Mr. Sauvé told journalists that Mr. Varin had told him that contributing to or organizing a cocktail party after obtaining a government contract was the thing to do. Do you share that view?
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Diane Bourgeois Bloc Terrebonne—Blainville, QC
If I understand correctly, Mr. Glouberman, you have federal government contracts, don't you?