Mr. Speaker, after learning yesterday that the Minister of Labour and Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec spent $70,000 on his trip around Quebec in his plane from Thunder Bay, with his “Conservative blue” displays that will only be used once, we learn today that it pays to work for the minister.
The minister approved a $24,075 contract that was given to Normand Forest Communication Conseil between March 7 and 31, 2006. Twenty-four days at $1,000 a day.
Can the Minister of Labour and Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec confirm for me that we are talking about the same person when we talk about Normand Forest Communication Conseil and the senior advisor in his office?