Evidence of meeting #97 for Government Operations and Estimates in the 44th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was business.
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Professional Consultant, As an Individual
I was paid by Botler. It had nothing to do with the federal government's taxpayer money. I was paid $2,500 by Botler. Let me get that exact number again—
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Conservative
Larry Brock Conservative Brantford—Brant, ON
[Inaudible—Editor] You're going to send us the actual bill, okay?
Why didn't you tell this committee that you're also employed as the sole director of Fairmeadow Crescent, another consulting business here in Ottawa?
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Professional Consultant, As an Individual
I am not. I've never heard of Fairmeadow Crescent. That's an address.
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Conservative
Larry Brock Conservative Brantford—Brant, ON
I'm sorry, sir. I have some evidence here through the open government source that you're listed as the director. It has your name, Vaughn Brennan, with an address of 1889 Fairmeadow Crescent, Ottawa, Ontario.
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Professional Consultant, As an Individual
That's a mistype. I have only one company: TEALAV Inc.
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Conservative
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Conservative
Garnett Genuis Conservative Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, AB
Mr. Brennan, what's your relationship with the company Abysol?
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Professional Consultant, As an Individual
Oh, my gosh. We're going back to 2013.
I worked with them in Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Qatar.
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Conservative
Garnett Genuis Conservative Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, AB
Were you a director of that company?
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Professional Consultant, As an Individual
I believe I was listed as a director, yes, but it was dissolved shortly thereafter.
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Conservative
Garnett Genuis Conservative Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, AB
Was that speculative and hypothetical, or were you actually a director?
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Conservative
Garnett Genuis Conservative Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, AB
Okay. I don't find this funny.
Can we request copies for this committee of your text message exchanges with Kristian Firth? Would you provide them to the committee?
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Conservative
Garnett Genuis Conservative Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, AB
Okay. Let's get those text messages, going back five years, and let's get them to the committee within 48 hours.
Are you agreeable to that, Mr. Brennan?
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Professional Consultant, As an Individual
I don't know if I can do it in that time frame.
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Conservative
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Professional Consultant, As an Individual
If I have them.... I don't know if I.... I went looking for texts, and that number seems to have disappeared as well. I went looking for those texts that you quoted, and I don't have them.
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Conservative
Garnett Genuis Conservative Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, AB
That's remarkable.
Mr. Chair, is there agreement from the committee to order the production of those text messages within a week?
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Kelly McCauley
Colleagues, can we agree on a week?
Mr. Brennan, you can certainly get back to the clerk with what you have. If you have difficulty going past that time, you can let us know.
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Conservative
Garnett Genuis Conservative Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, AB
It's messages within five years, and we will receive them as a committee within a week—just to make sure that's clear.