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House of Commons  Mr. Speaker, Mr. Firth, in the past, has spoken about his worries or concerns, or even at times perceived rejection, of the Auditor General's report, in particular to this fact as well in regard to value for money. What does Mr. Firth have to say in relation to the Auditor Genera

April 17th, 2024House debate

Blake DesjarlaisNDP

House of Commons  Mr. Speaker, Canadians know that when our public service does the job, they are doing it knowing the most important piece to that is the outcome for Canadians and making sure that the service is truly up to the standard that Canadians expect. When we outsource that work, when we

April 17th, 2024House debate

Blake DesjarlaisNDP

House of Commons  Mr. Speaker, it would be difficult to not be able to supply such a number when, as a matter of fact, the company would be responsible for issuing invoices or issuing the amount owed to them. It would also be up to an owner of a company to administer and to have paperwork for thei

April 17th, 2024House debate

Blake DesjarlaisNDP

House of Commons  Mr. Speaker, would Mr. Firth supply the amount he took home from government contracts?

April 17th, 2024House debate

Blake DesjarlaisNDP

House of Commons  Mr. Speaker, Mr. Firth and his partner, Mr. Anthony, have both made accusations that the Auditor General's report is false and that she is lying. He gave clarity to my question in relation to some of the numbers supplied. In addition to those numbers that were supplied, what othe

April 17th, 2024House debate

Blake DesjarlaisNDP

House of Commons  Mr. Speaker, the Office of the Procurement Ombud said that “overly restrictive”, “mandatory [solicitation] criteria...favoured [GC Strategies] for “a $25-million contract”. GC Strategies had been involved in the development of their requirements, which were included by the CBSA i

April 17th, 2024House debate

Blake DesjarlaisNDP

House of Commons  Mr. Speaker, I think Canadians across the country and members of Parliament are disappointed, not just in the dramatic failure of the procurement system in our country to address the real issues of value for money, but in that this sheds light on what has been a terrible instance

April 17th, 2024House debate

Blake DesjarlaisNDP

House of Commons  Mr. Speaker, what are the names of Mr. Firth's various companies that have contracted or subcontracted with the Government of Canada since that time?

April 17th, 2024House debate

Blake DesjarlaisNDP

House of Commons  Mr. Speaker, I am inquiring as to the names of the companies that he has been the owner or co-owner of since 2011, while he has been doing business with the Government of Canada.

April 17th, 2024House debate

Blake DesjarlaisNDP

House of Commons  Mr. Speaker, does Mr. Firth believe that the work his company, GC Strategies, has done in relation to ArriveCAN was good money for Canadians' dollars?

April 17th, 2024House debate

Blake DesjarlaisNDP

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I know my hon. colleague from Alberta deeply shares the love of our province, like many do at home. The reality is that they are stuck between the question of whether the carbon tax is truly hurting their bottom dollar, while also trying to find ways to feed their

April 9th, 2024House debate

Blake DesjarlaisNDP

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, it is a terrible reality when so many Albertans and Canadians across the country are facing the affordability crisis. They cannot afford homes, or gas or food. What we have is as a solution from the Conservative Party to axe the carbon tax. That may sound really good

April 9th, 2024House debate

Blake DesjarlaisNDP

Housing  Mr. Speaker, Shahzeb is a young dad in Toronto. He feels stuck. He cannot afford to leave his parents' home. Like many Canadians, he is feeling hopeless. In Toronto alone, 85,000 people are waiting for social housing. It is because of 30 years of Liberals ignoring the problem wh

April 8th, 2024House debate

Blake DesjarlaisNDP

International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination  Mr. Speaker, today is the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, a day marked by the United Nations General Assembly to honour the 69 people killed by apartheid South African police at a peaceful demonstration against apartheid “pass laws” in 1960. Today

March 21st, 2024House debate

Blake DesjarlaisNDP

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I want to thank my hon. colleague for Victoria for highlighting the tremendous risks that the climate crisis presents to Canadians and in particular to young people. We have heard recently from young people across the country, from coast to coast, about the need

March 21st, 2024House debate

Blake DesjarlaisNDP