Finance committee  Thank you for asking, sir. So, we actually.... Again, allow me to reiterate this very important point. We believe that, in speaking on the WE Day stage, it is an honour and a privilege to address 10,000 or 20,000 young people at a time to share your story. It's typically two, t

Finance committee  Sir, I will answer the question this way. I've never seen the Prime Minister or Sophie Grégoire Trudeau in a social setting. Neither of us have. We have never had a meal with them. We've never socialized with them, ever. So it depends what your definition of “close” is. We have

Finance committee  Yes. Allow us to answer your question, sir. First, and I say this with great respect, Margaret Trudeau is more than someone's mother. Sophie Grégoire Trudeau is more than someone's wife. We live and we engage with individuals on the merit that they also bring themselves, as indi

Finance committee  There have been no subsequent payments to Ms. Grégoire Trudeau.

Finance committee  On the first page in the contract—I'm sure you've seen it—it is in big, bold letters, sir. It was a thoughtful conversation that we had multiple times with ESDC on this matter.

Finance committee  As discussed with the federal civil service and as written into the contract in section 22, there was insurance to mitigate the very concern you've expressed.

Finance committee  Yes, sir, I appreciate that. There were no payments for recruiting students. That was an inaccuracy reported in the press and shared, unfortunately, by certain individuals. The program structure was such that.... During the pandemic, non-profits were reeling, and many of them di

Finance committee  Please ask it again.

Finance committee  We have not, and to our knowledge they have not.

Finance committee  You're asking “to our knowledge” and, no, to our knowledge we've answered the question; we have not.

Finance committee  Sir, I'm very much aware of that.

Finance committee  Any minister after March 1...direct communication? Yes, sir—

Finance committee  Yes, with three ministers, sir.

Finance committee  Minister Ng, Minister Chagger and Minister Morneau.

Finance committee  Yes, sir.