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House Hansard - 254

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
November 23, 2023 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 254 - Nov/23/23
Mr. Michael Barrett (Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes, CPC)
  • Nov/23/23 3:04:13 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, yesterday, the NDP-Liberal cover-up coalition blocked a Conservative motion to have a whistle-blower testify at the ethics committee. After eight years under the Prime Minister, it is hard not to feel disappointed in the government when every day there is a new scandal. It is easy to see that the Prime Minister is not worth the price. The latest scandal is the billion-dollar green slush fund. Facing an Auditor General investigation and an Ethics Commissioner investigation, the CEO and the Liberal hand-picked board chair resigned in disgrace. Now they are blocking a whistle-blower from testifying. What are they trying to hide?
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Context: House Hansard - 254 - Nov/23/23
Hon. François-Philippe Champagne (Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, Lib.)
  • Nov/23/23 3:04:54 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, in fact, nothing, because we are the ones who want to get to the bottom of this. That is the reality. Let me bring some facts to this story. The fact is that, the moment there was an allegation, I called for an investigation. I called for an independent report. I demanded from management a plan to restore good governance. The CEO has resigned. I have accepted the resignation of the chair. We are going to get to the bottom of this, restore governance and make sure that we can support Canadian businesses.
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Context: House Hansard - 254 - Nov/23/23
Mr. Michael Barrett (Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes, CPC)
  • Nov/23/23 3:05:29 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the minister is a bystander in this billion-dollar slush fund scandal. Let us lay out the facts: He did absolutely nothing. Conservatives called for an investigation at committee. We wrote a letter to the Auditor General; she started an investigation. We wrote a letter to the Ethics Commissioner; he launched an investigation. We had the CEO and the board chair come to committee; they both resigned in disgrace following their appearances at committee. Now, we want a whistle-blower to come before committee, and what are they doing? Silencing whistle-blowers as a part of the cover-up coalition with the NDP. What are they trying to hide?
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Context: House Hansard - 254 - Nov/23/23
Hon. François-Philippe Champagne (Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, Lib.)
  • Nov/23/23 3:06:10 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, unlike my colleague, who is behind the game, I am the one who started the investigation. Once we had the allegations, that is what we did. The record speaks for itself, but I know that my Conservative friends want nothing to do with the facts. They like to have their story, but they are not entitled to their own facts. We are going to get to the bottom of this. We are going to restore governance, and we are going to keep helping Canadian SMEs.
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