Evidence of meeting #133 for Transport, Infrastructure and Communities in the 42nd Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was chair.
A recording is available from Parliament.
Edmonton Riverbend, CPC
Did the Minister of Infrastructure or his staff ever talk to you or anyone else in the department about SNC and the case before the courts?
Deputy Minister, Infrastructure and Communities, Office of Infrastructure of Canada
They did not.
Edmonton Riverbend, CPC
Did you or your department ever prepare memos or briefings of any kind—
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Judy Sgro
Mr. Jeneroux, I'm sorry, I'm going to rule [Inaudible—Editor] out of order.
Edmonton Riverbend, CPC
Madam Chair, in the estimates we have the Champlain Bridge. We have the Champlain Bridge here before us. SNC is—
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Judy Sgro
Then your questions should pertain to the dollar amount, not to what others have done. You're supposed to be asking specific questions on the supplementary estimates.
Edmonton Riverbend, CPC
Your government is talking about jobs and SNC. I'm directly tying this right to SNC and the jobs.
Edmonton Riverbend, CPC
Madam Chair, you can't shut me down. I have three more minutes left in my line of questioning.
Edmonton Riverbend, CPC
Okay.
Did your department ever prepare memos or briefings of any kind for the minister and/or his staff on how charges could affect SNC-Lavalin and infrastructure contracts that are ongoing or in the future?
Edmonton Riverbend, CPC
It is absolutely not unrelated, Madam Chair. A major bridge in Quebec is under construction by a company that is under investigation right now. The Champlain Bridge folks are here. You don't have to protect this deputy minister. She's more than capable of answering the questions herself. The minister himself could very much be here.
Liberal
Edmonton Riverbend, CPC
How is the question out of order? Explain to me how the question is out of order, Madam Chair.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Judy Sgro
No, I disagree, and I'm the chair, and I'm going to rule your question out of order.
Edmonton Riverbend, CPC
Madam Chair, I suggest that you don't shut me down. This is exactly what your government is under suspicion for. You're shutting down people right now, and to shut me down for my line of questioning—
February 28th, 2019 / 11:25 a.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Judy Sgro
Ask your questions that have to do with the estimates, which is why we have asked people to come to the committee—
Liberal
Vance Badawey Liberal Niagara Centre, ON
On a point of order, Madam Chair, may I suggest, if the member wants to challenge the chair, that he do so, and we can go to a vote.
Thank you, Madam Chair.
Edmonton Riverbend, CPC
Madam Chair, I will ask my questions with regard to SNC-Lavalin that tie in to the estimates, as I have been up to this point. There's no reason why you or anyone else on this committee should have any reason to shut this committee down.
Did any other department provide you or your department with such information regarding SNC-Lavalin?