Public Accounts Committee on March 19th, 2024

[David Yeo]

Sure. Of course.

[Larry Brock, Conservative, Brantford—Brant, ON]

—so why would you not have this number?

You're going to provide this committee, sir, within seven days, your actual remuneration or bonuses on the ArriveCAN app. Okay?

[David Yeo]

It we get asked to do that, sir, we will absolutely provide it. It's not an issue.

[Larry Brock, Conservative, Brantford—Brant, ON]

And then over and above that $4.9 million, I want to know—

[The Chair, Conservative, John Williamson]

Mr. Brock, you're out of time. You've asked for some documents.

Mr. Yeo, you received a request from a member to provide some financial documents. Is that something you're prepared to do, is that something you can do, within a reasonable amount of time?

I say that because often witnesses will agree to provide information that is requested by the committee. I think you said if you are asked by the committee, you would do so. We can formally do that, but we try to avoid that.

The information Mr. Brock asked you to provide us, could you do that?

[David Yeo]

Yes.

Like I said, I'm willing to support the committee on anything and everything you need to be able to get to where you need to go.

[The Chair, Conservative, John Williamson]

Thank you.

[David Yeo]

So if there's a request for what kind of remuneration would have come out of $4.9 million in ArriveCAN, then we will provide that for sure.

[The Chair, Conservative, John Williamson]

Okay. I appreciate that.

Also, Mr. Brock mentioned seven days. I'm a little more generous. You have a couple of weeks to get that before you begin to get some calls from my assistant on this committee.

[David Yeo]

I can assure you we'll get back to you.

[The Chair, Conservative, John Williamson]

I believe you will. Thank you very much.

We move now to Ms. Yip.

You have the floor for five minutes, please.

[Jean Yip, Liberal, Scarborough—Agincourt, ON]

Thank you.

Mr. Yeo, could I also ask that when you send in the documents for that you also include your commission on the contract between DND and Dalian in 2013?

[David Yeo]

Could I ask for a few more details about that? That's somewhat vague. I'm not sure which contract you're talking about back then, 10 years ago.

[Jean Yip, Liberal, Scarborough—Agincourt, ON]

TRM Technologies.

[David Yeo]

TRM Technologies, okay. You must be talking about my consulting. Is that what you're asking for?

[Jean Yip, Liberal, Scarborough—Agincourt, ON]

Yes.

[David Yeo]

Okay—

[The Chair, Conservative, John Williamson]

I'll just pause the clock.

Is that clear, Mr. Yeo?

[David Yeo]

Well, I think it's clear. I think she's asking for my consulting contract from TRM back in 2013.

[Jean Yip, Liberal, Scarborough—Agincourt, ON]

Yes.

[The Chair, Conservative, John Williamson]

Thank you. Very good.

The clock is rolling again, Ms. Yip.

[Jean Yip, Liberal, Scarborough—Agincourt, ON]

Okay. Thank you.

Was Dalian on your résumé when you applied to DND?

[David Yeo]

Absolutely, yes. And, as a matter of fact, just from that perspective, I've been a consultant at DND for 22 years. It's been through Dalian, and they're very well aware that I contract through Dalian, yes.

[Jean Yip, Liberal, Scarborough—Agincourt, ON]

Let's go back and look at it step by step through the hiring process and the ethics and conflict forms that you signed. Can you tell us what you signed?

[David Yeo]

Through the public service, there's a natural progress. That was followed to the letter as far as the department was concerned. I did receive a letter of offer on September 5, and then we went back and forth a little bit. I signed it shortly after that, with a start date of September 19.

Within that offer is obviously the level that I went in at, which was an IT-3—everybody can look at that and see what that level is—and also, obviously, a bunch of background information on the whole aspect of DOADs and codes of ethics, and the rest of it. Yes, that was all in there.