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Information & Ethics committee All right. Since the ethics breach by the minister has come to light, Liberal minister Ahmed Hussen used $93,000 in constituency funds—
February 7th, 2023Committee meeting
Marc DaltonConservative
Information & Ethics committee Yes, I believe it does tie in. Thank you. This was a very similar situation, and I think it's very pertinent to what has happened here that $93,000 in constituency funds.... I will remind members that our budget is approximately $400,000, so it's a little less than a quarter of
February 7th, 2023Committee meeting
Marc DaltonConservative
Information & Ethics committee Yes, part of the relevance is that we're talking about social media, and this company, which provided services to the minister, had only one follower on Twitter and no posts on Instagram. It just seems like an in-and-out, just an opportunity for providing funds to friends. This
February 7th, 2023Committee meeting
Marc DaltonConservative
Committees of the House Mr. Speaker, the Liberal government has awarded tens of billions of dollars to consultants, including $100 million to McKinsey. At the same time, the number of public servants has risen sharply. They do not understand why this money is being given to consultants. What does the B
February 6th, 2023House debate
Marc DaltonConservative
The Economy Madam Speaker, the Liberals have put B.C. families in an impossible position with their inflationary spending. After eight years of the Prime Minister, the prices of gas, rent and groceries have all sky-rocketed. Half of Canadians are now worried they cannot properly feed their f
February 3rd, 2023House debate
Marc DaltonConservative
The Economy Madam Speaker, after eight years of the Prime Minister, Canadians are having a hard time paying for everything, including imported vegetables. Life has never been so expensive. An innovative and environmentally safe agribusiness is ready to open in my community, but it is concern
February 3rd, 2023House debate
Marc DaltonConservative
Information & Ethics committee The foundation itself is a registered lobby. That's just a comment on that point.
February 3rd, 2023Committee meeting
Marc DaltonConservative
Information & Ethics committee The code is non-statutory, and it's supposed to complement the Lobbying Act. What teeth does the code have?
February 3rd, 2023Committee meeting
Marc DaltonConservative
Information & Ethics committee It's reputational.
February 3rd, 2023Committee meeting
Marc DaltonConservative
Information & Ethics committee I'm going to throw you a softball question.
February 3rd, 2023Committee meeting
Marc DaltonConservative
Information & Ethics committee Very quickly, what element or aspect of this new code would you say you most want to highlight as far as the benefit is concerned? If you can pick one thing, what are you most proud of or do you think is the best?
February 3rd, 2023Committee meeting
Marc DaltonConservative
Information & Ethics committee Thank you.
February 3rd, 2023Committee meeting
Marc DaltonConservative
Information & Ethics committee Thank you very much for your comments, Commissioner. We've gone through a difficult time as a nation with COVID worldwide. A lot of money flowed from federal government coffers to assist. There was one contract that has received some attention. I would appreciate your comment
February 3rd, 2023Committee meeting
Marc DaltonConservative
Information & Ethics committee Okay. I have another example. It has to do with a lobbyist. I'm thinking of the Aga Khan Foundation, which has received tens of millions of dollars. I know that this is maybe a few years back, but still I feel that very significant breaches were made, and the public feels this
February 3rd, 2023Committee meeting
Marc DaltonConservative
Foreign Affairs committee Thank you to the witnesses for their presentations. I'm wondering if both of you, if you have the chance, could make a comment on the impact of the Liberal government's positions and some of the decisions they've made on this whole conflict. I'm thinking of two things specifical
January 25th, 2023Committee meeting
Marc DaltonConservative