Public Accounts committee  This organization provides a critical service for clean-tech companies in Canada, where we do have challenges with access to finance. I was hoping you could provide a very clear statement to me and to this committee to outline what these companies and other companies across the country can expect with the timeline of what is going to happen with funding and the funding freeze and when they may expect to reopen those conversations so that those processes can continue.

Public Accounts committee  No. Just to be clear, what I'm saying is that we agree with the importance of recovery of funds. Any measure we take has to be through the ambit of the contribution agreement. It was just simply to note, as I said at the outset, that we are not directly administering these funds.

Business of Supply  He suggested the Liberals cap the carbon tax and not increase it on April 23, but they did so anyway. The facts are clear: Carbon tax is driving up food prices.

Business of Supply  I am wondering how the member keeps wanting us all to believe a fact-free zone, when economists, journalists and members of Parliament have made it very clear that the carbon tax is not what is responsible for the cost of food increasing so much. Corporate greed is responsible for that, and the Conservative Party voted against the NDP plan to stop corporate greed from taking more dollars from Canadians.

Environment committee  Since the question was put to me, all I can say is that we've laid out a very clear plan as to how we will manage through this transition. I'm not sure whether I can add anything. I think the point on the taxonomy is important. Thank you.

Public Accounts committee  We're working on that now with the new board, which, as members may appreciate, was only recently appointed. The issue of recoveries, I think, is pretty clear. Monies that were paid out to ineligible activities should be recovered. My organization does that. When we discover there's money that goes to an ineligible activity, we offset that with future payments if it was an honest mistake, or we recover the money because it wasn't supposed to be paid out.

Environment committee  We have laid out a very clear climate action plan as to how we are helping our clients achieve their net-zero goals. We have laid out a strategy that clearly outlines the basis on which the bank will—

Public Accounts committee  I've always been on record that if a corporation receives funding from the public service or the government that they shouldn't receive, it should be recovered, or the government should be clear with them what they're going to do.

Business of Supply  How is it possible that the Minister of Agriculture did not know about this pillar of the Liberal budget? In conclusion, it is crystal clear that the Liberals were trying to hide the real data from Canadians; this is going to cost Canadians more than $30 billion a year and almost $2,000 per household. That is insurmountable.

Fisheries committee  We believe it's about 7-7 as far as support for hatcheries is concerned, but we have certainly heard loud and clear that we have do something, because the Yukon River salmon are in danger of extirpation. That would obviously be absolutely devastating for all Yukoners, but certainly for all Yukon first nations persons, who have been here since time immemorial.

International Trade committee  It is: That, whereas the duty-free shop regulations under the Customs Act clearly state that goods in duty-free stores are for immediate export only, and must be declared under the act if returned to Canada; and whereas duty-free stores are subject to strict location, inventory, declaration and storage requirements to ensure that all products sold there are exported for consumption outside Canada; the committee recommend that the government recognize duty-free as an export industry, that a clear indication of the nature of this industry be conveyed to all federal agencies concerned and that it report back to the House before the end of the current session of Parliament. It's a bit of a problem when it talks about the “current session of Parliament”.

Environment committee  That said, we had invited Desjardins to testify at a later date, but unfortunately they turned down our invitation. I wanted to make that clear. So we had extended an invitation to them, but…

Public Accounts committee  The Auditor General found, sir.... It's very clear. Paragraph 6.67 of the Auditor General's report sets out the responsibilities that your department has, which I referenced. The notion that it's at arm's length doesn't mean your department has no responsibility.

Public Accounts committee  The chair even moved the two motions in which her company was enriched by several hundred thousand dollars as a result of those COVID relief payments. The Auditor General's report is very clear that your department was aware at the time that the board approved those payments. Can you explain why your department turned a blind eye to what amounted to a black and white violation of a contribution agreement with respect to $38 million that went out the door?

Public Accounts committee  It's pretty clear in the Conflict of Interest Act with regard to public office holders. It says, “No public office holder shall make a decision or participate in making a decision related to the exercise of an official power”.