Evidence of meeting #98 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 investigation.
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Conservative
Larry Brock Conservative Brantford—Brant, ON
How did you let them know—emails, a telephone call, a letter?
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President, Canada Border Services Agency
It was soon after I received it. I received the package on December 19.
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Conservative
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Conservative
Larry Brock Conservative Brantford—Brant, ON
You'll provide this committee with any and all matters of communication to those two deputy heads surrounding the preliminary findings from your investigators in your ministry. Can you do that? Can you hand that over to us within two weeks?
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Conservative
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President, Canada Border Services Agency
They told me after the fact the decision they had taken.
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Conservative
Larry Brock Conservative Brantford—Brant, ON
They communicated that they took the decision to suspend without pay.
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President, Canada Border Services Agency
They informed me that they had taken actions.
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Conservative
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President, Canada Border Services Agency
It was in a phone call, as I recall.
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Conservative
Larry Brock Conservative Brantford—Brant, ON
There was nothing official—no email, no letter—just a phone call.
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President, Canada Border Services Agency
There would be no reason to inform me officially. They are the deputy heads of those employees.
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Conservative
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Conservative
Larry Brock Conservative Brantford—Brant, ON
—against these two whistle-blowers who spoke truth to power, and they only communicated that via telephone.
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Kelly McCauley
Thank you, Mr. Brock.
Mr. Bains, we'll go over to you, please.
January 18th, 2024 / 1:45 p.m.
Liberal
Parm Bains Liberal Steveston—Richmond East, BC
Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I'm going to go back to Mr. Ossowski.
You were trying to inform us a little bit about the ArriveCAN app and the centralization of it in order for it to not fall through cracks of airport and provincial apps. Could you maybe finish that? I think you were trying to—
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Kelly McCauley
I'm sorry. Let me interrupt you, Mr. Bains, for a moment. I'll stop the clock.
Madam Vignola.
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Bloc
Julie Vignola Bloc Beauport—Limoilou, QC
The sound is too bad for the interpreters. I would very much like to hear my colleague's questions. Could Mr. Bains bring his microphone closer to his mouth so that I can hear his questions through the interpretation?
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Liberal
Parm Bains Liberal Steveston—Richmond East, BC
Is this good, or do I need to speak a little bit longer?