Government Operations Committee on Dec. 9th, 2010

[Marc Lemay, Bloc, Abitibi—Témiscamingue, QC]

Did you use the telephone, email, a BlackBerry?

[Bernard Côté]

It's on my computer.

[Marc Lemay, Bloc, Abitibi—Témiscamingue, QC]

Was your text sent to someone for approval purposes?

[Bernard Côté]

It was sent to—

[Marc Lemay, Bloc, Abitibi—Témiscamingue, QC]

To whom?

[Bernard Côté]

To the friends I referred to earlier.

[Marc Lemay, Bloc, Abitibi—Témiscamingue, QC]

To whom? I want their names, N-A-M-E-S.

[Bernard Côté]

I mentioned two earlier.

[Marc Lemay, Bloc, Abitibi—Témiscamingue, QC]

Repeat them to me.

[Bernard Côté]

Do you have memory problems as well?

[Marc Lemay, Bloc, Abitibi—Témiscamingue, QC]

No. Repeat them to me, sir. I'm asking the questions.

[Bernard Côté]

Jacques Gagnon and Hubert Pichet.

[Marc Lemay, Bloc, Abitibi—Témiscamingue, QC]

Who does Jacques Gagnon work for?

[Bernard Côté]

I said that earlier. He's a consultant. He works for himself.

[Marc Lemay, Bloc, Abitibi—Témiscamingue, QC]

For himself?

[Bernard Côté]

It's called JCG Communications.

[Marc Lemay, Bloc, Abitibi—Témiscamingue, QC]

Does that gentleman have contracts with the federal government, sir?

[Bernard Côté]

No.

[Marc Lemay, Bloc, Abitibi—Témiscamingue, QC]

He has no contracts? Are you sure of that?

[Bernard Côté]

I'm sure of that.

[Marc Lemay, Bloc, Abitibi—Témiscamingue, QC]

Does that gentleman have contracts with the Conservative Party in any one of the Quebec constituencies?

[Bernard Côté]

No.

[Marc Lemay, Bloc, Abitibi—Témiscamingue, QC]

None?

[Bernard Côté]

None.

[Marc Lemay, Bloc, Abitibi—Témiscamingue, QC]

You've known him for how many years?