Michael Barrett at the Government Operations and Estimates Committee

On February 22nd, 2024. See this statement in context.

February 22nd, 2024 / 1 p.m.

Conservative

Michael Barrett Conservative Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes, ON

Wouldn't it have raised red flags that you had a company there showing off another company?

GC Strategies was making 30% on a $20-million contract, which, as I pointed out yesterday with some quick math, is enough to hire 10 full-time public servants for 25 years. GC Strategies was making 30% on a $20-million contract to make introductions. Then the introduction was made.

These guys were using Google searches. Did no one see something wrong with using a middleman that was cutting 30% off of this? Did no one see that this was insane?

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