Procedure and House Affairs committee  It was boilerplate, based on provinces where we did have members. It was a mistake and it was corrected right away.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Well, would that it were possible for us to create members of Parliament based on an ad, but that's not the way it works. So, yes, we did make a mistake—I hate to admit we made a mistake—and we corrected it.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  You can have my commitment that we will go into Saskatchewan and we'll be the only political party listening to people, and when we win a majority of seats in Saskatchewan in the next election, it will be thanks to that, Mr. Woodworth.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  We're telling you that prior to April 8, 2014, there was nothing that interdicted that. In all of our correspondence—we have dozens and dozens of letters and emails with the House administration—it was made clear that they were working in Montreal. They're allowed to work in Mont

Procedure and House Affairs committee  There was nothing wrong with it until April 8, 2014, Mr. Woodworth.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Mr. Woodworth, there was nothing interdicting that prior to April 8, 2014.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  We didn't tell them because we didn't have to. There was nothing forbidding it. They could work wherever they wanted. On April 8, 2014, the rule changed.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  We actually did, and a good example of that is the hiring of David Patry; that's a good recent example from January of this year. It's sent to the House of Commons and it's about him working in Montreal and working with us and working for the party in Montreal. We were clear on t

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Of course there is no Saskatchewan office, but there will be a person working for me in Saskatchewan. If we had to rely on the lone Liberal there, not much would get done, and the Conservatives of course take the place for granted. There are issues like the movement of grain, the

Procedure and House Affairs committee  There's a great article in iPolitics that summarizes the situation. It's by Elizabeth Thompson, dated April 10, 2013. It has to do with what we thought at the time was a misuse by the Liberals and Bob Rae: a direct attack on Craig Scott, our extraordinary member of Parliament fro

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Well, that goes back to a recent issue involving Bourassa, when there were allegations that we had sent things out during the writ period. You know you can't do much more than ask Marc Mayrand to look at it. When he wrote back within 24 hours, he said the NDP didn't send it out

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I'm going to read to Mr. Woodworth an exchange of emails from November 22, 2011.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  This is from the House of Commons to us: Hi Marie-Dominique, Here is how the cheques will be distributed for the 8/9 Montreal employees. ... There follows a list stating "cheque to home" in Montreal, "direct deposit" to a bank in Montreal and so on. It also states the n

Procedure and House Affairs committee  —where they wanted, including at an office for which rent was paid by a political party.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  We cannot be much clearer than that.