Finance committee  Sir, if I may say with all due respect you are reaching to the bottom of the barrel if Jesse Brown is now whom you are quoting, to—

Finance committee  Sir, we will happy submit to you the Twitter exchange between the lawyer who was involved in the matter and Jesse Brown. It's on Jesse's Brown's Twitter. It answers the question decisively. Sir, frankly, we've answered your questions.

Finance committee  Thank you. I appreciate that.

Finance committee  Thank you, sir. A question we have never been asked by any journalist or anyone here today is what was lost when it came to young people in this process. We had an extraordinary service opportunity lined up with Rotary and others to link young people to seniors to help document their lives to help overcome the reality of dementia, with so many seniors being in social isolation.

Finance committee  No, sir. Mr. Chair, that's an allegation—

Finance committee  Any allegation and false claim that we would have financially benefited as individuals from this is simply that: false. No institution, no charity listed here, pays us a salary or any form of financial, period. Sir, it's incredibly insulting that you will not accept our answer on this.

Finance committee  Sir, we respect that the Government of Canada has its processes on conflict of interest, and we respect that you're looking into those. As it relates to our role as a charity, on this matter we followed proper laws. We engaged someone through a speaking bureau to give talks on mental health.

Finance committee  We are losing that bathroom break. Rather urgently, Marc has whispered that twice now, so please continue. I'll continue without him; I can do this without him.

Finance committee  That is incorrect, sir. ME to WE—

Finance committee  Sir, we are not paid by WE Charity, and we have never been paid by WE Charity. This was established. The entity that pays us, sir, is ME to WE Social Enterprise, which is not a party to this contract.

Finance committee  As per my statement, sir, ME to We Social Enterprise pays us. ME to WE Social Enterprise was established as distinct and separate from ME to We Foundation, sir. The WE Foundation administers—

Finance committee  All entities in the contract are 100% not-for-profit.

Finance committee  The contract speaks to this in great detail. Of the $43 million, $8.75 million was immediately paid to other charities and it was immediately transferred. More funds were being paid to afford the tech bills to support young people so they could participate in the program. We were helping to deliver a program with call-centre support, translation, access across the country and direct mentorship for 20,000 youth, helping also with recruitment, the legal fee payments and filling out T4s.

Finance committee  Sir, allow me to nuance, because nuance in facts matters. In the conversation that took place, the WE Charity Foundation was originally established as an idea to hold the legal liability for WE Charity. For example, I was on the board of Scouts Canada for many years. It's a great organization.

Finance committee  I feel that for the past three hours and 40 minutes, we have sought to correct the facts, which have been inaccurate in the media and shared widely, so allow me to try again. It was not a $900-million contract. It was, in fact, closer to $543 million, to be precise, or up to this, based on eligible expenses.