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House Hansard - 310

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 7, 2024 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 310 - May/7/24
Mr. Michael Cooper (St. Albert—Edmonton, CPC)
  • May/7/24 3:08:09 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, at committee, the Minister of Employment claimed that he had been cleared by the Ethics Commissioner to receive payments from Navis Group, a firm owned by his business partner who was lobbying his own department, except that is not true. The Office of the Ethics Commissioner has indicated that it was unaware of the minister's connection to Navis Group. Why did the minister claim that he was cleared when clearly he had not been cleared? Why did the minister mislead committee?
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Context: House Hansard - 310 - May/7/24
Hon. Steven MacKinnon (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, Lib.)
  • May/7/24 3:08:45 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the minister has answered these questions many times. The minister, of course, complies with all of the very stringent requirements of the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner. What that member needs to answer is how he will approach this new à la carte rights campaign by the Leader of the Opposition. Which of the rights in the Charter of Rights, 42 years old, is this member intending to take away? We know that the Conservatives have always hated the Charter of Rights. Which rights will they be taking away?
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Context: House Hansard - 310 - May/7/24
Mr. Michael Cooper (St. Albert—Edmonton, CPC)
  • May/7/24 3:09:28 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the minister actively concealed his connection to Navis Group, hiding behind a numbered company. As a result, the Ethics Commissioner could not have known that the minister's business partner was lobbying his own department. If there are no ethical issues with the minister's connection to Navis Group, as the minister claims, then why did he hide it from the Ethics Commissioner?
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