COVID-19 Pandemic committee   that the Office of the Auditor General doesn't have enough money to do its job. This government is hiding from Parliament and it's hiding from the Auditor General, while hundreds of billions of dollars are being rushed out the door.

COVID-19 Pandemic committee   brought groceries to seniors; and first responders were honoured for their efforts. All the while, the federal government has been doing its very best to hide information and ignore Parliament. The access to information system has ground to a halt. All my ATIPs have been delayed

Agriculture committee   in Mexico, we are not sure we will have the five foreign workers we need to complete our cohort. I won't hide from you that the workers who were supposed to arrive in June are eagerly awaited for our harvests. There are still many missing. According to the Association des producteurs

Canada Emergency Student Benefit Act   like to put it to the hon. member that I agree with the proposition that we should not be providing COVID relief to corporations that hide their money in offshore accounts, but I can see the issue with saying that their workers cannot get the 75% wage benefit. I note that some

COVID-19 Pandemic committee   of dollars are being spent with little oversight. Our role as members of Parliament is to uphold our democracy and to be present. This is the greatest pandemic in our lifetime. Now is not the time to hide behind a podium. If this government were doing the best job for Canadians

COVID-19 Pandemic committee   by the honourable member for Fredericton, but I am on parliamentary duty today for the Green Party caucus, and I will humbly do my best to speak to this issue. Honourable members in the House may have noticed that I wear a moosehide square on my jacket. The Moose Hide Campaign is a grassroots

COVID-19 Pandemic   and food industries, as well as truckers, among others. Everyone is making an effort, except for a few big corporations that cheat and do not pay their fair share. They hide their millions and their profits in the Cayman Islands or Barbados. These big tax havens are costing us billions

Finance committee   be transparent. At the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and at Hydro-Québec, among others, compensation—including premiums and indemnities—is disclosed. In my opinion, the public would benefit from that. We have no reason to hide it. My second comment has to do with what my colleague

Government Operations committee   not quite sure why someone would want to hide it. I think it provides a lot of great information on COVID that can be extrapolated across the entire country—for sick day benefits that the NDP were requesting, for access to day care, for access to work from home. There are a billion

Government Operations committee  It sounds like the resources have stayed the same, and the “hide everything” attitude of the government has stayed the same. Do we need to change your position so that your reporting structure reports to the Speaker, much like the Parliamentary Budget Officer does, so

Finance committee  Good afternoon, my name is Sophie Prégent and I am president of the Union des artistes. The Union des artistes represents 8,500 active members. They are performers, singers, actors, hosts and dancers. I will not hide from you that the pandemic we are currently experiencing has

Industry committee  Right, and that could include shell companies or other things that could be used to try to hide information.

Finance committee   people. This allows us to maintain close relationships with our members and clients, especially in Quebec and Ontario, the regions most affected by COVID-19. A good part of my job at Desjardins involves making economic and financial forecasts. I won't hide the fact that it's

COVID-19 Pandemic committee   accountability and hiding from Canadians, not about safety?

COVID-19 Pandemic committee   our economy and suspend people's freedoms and personal decision-making abilities, this is not going to fly with Canadians. The Prime Minister will have to find some leadership and start making some tough decisions, instead of hiding under the bed in his cottage and poking his head