Evidence of meeting #33 for Health in the 45th Parliament, 1st session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was program.
A recording is available from Parliament.
Bloc
Maxime Blanchette-Joncas Bloc Rimouski—La Matapédia, QC
Dr. Vaughan, we're talking about a computer system that is 85% owned by a private company and involves $300 million in public funds.
In your view, is this arrangement a success or a failure?
Board Chair, Canada Health Infoway
That 85% is a technical part of the hub that Telus has. The 15% of that part is really what involves the opportunity to have the open standard approach that allows for the provinces and territories to use that. They can use that too.
Bloc
Maxime Blanchette-Joncas Bloc Rimouski—La Matapédia, QC
Mr. El‑Demerdash, how much public money have you received from the government?
President, Telus Health
Telus Health received an average of a little over $10 million per year from Canada Health Infoway over the nine years of this program.
President, Telus Health
The total, to be precise, was $98 million.
Bloc
Maxime Blanchette-Joncas Bloc Rimouski—La Matapédia, QC
Has the program finally been paid for, with all that money?
President, Telus Health
I'm sorry, Mr. Chair. The translation did not come through.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Sukh Dhaliwal
I'll stop the clock.
Mr. Blanchette-Joncas, if one person speaks at a time, it will be easier for the interpreters. There's no interpretation, so I stopped the clock.
I'll give you the time, even though you have only seven seconds left. I'll let you ask a question.
Bloc
Maxime Blanchette-Joncas Bloc Rimouski—La Matapédia, QC
With all the public money you've received, is the program finally been paid for?
President, Telus Health
The funding and the compensation that we received was for meeting the specifications and requirements of the contract that we had in place with Canada Health Infoway. Telus Health was successful in implementing all of the requirements that we received.
Bloc
Maxime Blanchette-Joncas Bloc Rimouski—La Matapédia, QC
Mr. Chair, I want a yes-or-no answer: has the program been paid for?
Bloc
Maxime Blanchette-Joncas Bloc Rimouski—La Matapédia, QC
Mr. Chair, he's not answering the questions.
Liberal
Liberal
Conservative
Helena Konanz Conservative Similkameen—South Okanagan—West Kootenay, BC
Mr. Kalra.... Is Canada Health Infoway executive vice-president Abhi Kalra holding any shares or stock options in Loblaw Companies Limited since being hired by Infoway, yes or no?
Board Chair, Canada Health Infoway
Thank you, Mr. Chair. I wasn't sure who the question was directed to.
Not that I'm aware of. I don't know.
Conservative
Helena Konanz Conservative Similkameen—South Okanagan—West Kootenay, BC
Am I correct that this would be part of the process of screening someone you would hire as an executive vice-president?
Board Chair, Canada Health Infoway
I'm not aware that this question has ever been asked of any employee who was hired.