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Mr. Dane Lloyd (Sturgeon River—Parkland, CPC)

Jun/5/24 2:19:37 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the Ethics Commissioner confirmed he would reopen his investigation into the business dealings of the Liberal Minister of Employment. The minister is the owner of a numbered company that holds a 50% share in Global Health Imports, where he served as a partner before his election in 2021. This company is involved in numerous criminal offences, including fraud. Global News reported text messages from the minister's former business partner, Stephen Anderson, that show a mysterious “Randy” directing business operations in September 2022, a time when the Minister of Employment with the same name was prohibited from taking any role with the company. The minister has claimed that he has no knowledge of the identity of this other Randy. However, a whistle-blower has revealed that the Randy in question was a partner, a public official and, in fact, the Minister of Employment. The minister's business associates could easily put this scandal to rest by telling us the identity of this mysterious other Randy. However, they refuse to reveal his true identity. Why will the minister not tell us who this other Randy is, what his last name is and whether he is in the room at this very moment?

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Context: House Hansard - 325 - Jun/5/24

Ms. Melissa Lantsman (Thornhill, CPC)

Jun/5/24 2:24:42 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, a new day means a new scandal for the tired Liberal government. This time, it involves the Liberal employment minister, who needs to answer for whether he violated federal law by continuing business deals even after joining cabinet. In a conversation at his firm about contracts and cash, one of the firm's partners told someone asking for the money that a man named “Randy” would be available in 15 minutes for a partner's call. The employment minister was quick to say that the text conversation was not referencing him; it was someone else. It was another Randy. It is a small company. He owns 50% of it. He used to be a partner. Let us see if we can find out who the other Randy is in a game of “Guess Who?” Is he tall? Does he wear glasses? Does he have brown hair, blond hair or no hair? Is he a federal cabinet minister? Does he come from a city that rhymes with “smedmonton”? Mr. Speaker, the other Randy probably has the same last name and the same job as the employment minister. Will the other Randy please stand up?

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Context: House Hansard - 325 - Jun/5/24

Mr. Michael Cooper (St. Albert—Edmonton, CPC)

Jun/5/24 2:58:25 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, who is Randy? The Minister of Employment has a 50% stake in a PPE company embroiled in allegations of fraud. Text messages from the COO reveal that a partner named “Randy” was involved in one of those shady business deals. The minister assures us that it is not him, yet somehow he is unable to identify who the other Randy is amongst a handful of employees. So, again, who is Randy?

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Context: House Hansard - 325 - Jun/5/24

Mr. Michael Cooper (St. Albert—Edmonton, CPC)

Jun/5/24 2:59:27 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, there is no trace of this other Randy. Global News cannot find him, the COO claims there is this other Randy, but, conveniently, has forgotten his last name and the minister cannot identify him among a handful of employees. This is a farce. Everyone knows who Randy is. Will the minister just stand up and admit it is him?

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Context: House Hansard - 325 - Jun/5/24

Mr. Michael Barrett (Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes, CPC)

Jun/5/24 3:00:32 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the NDP-Liberal minister from Edmonton wants Canadians to think that he is not breaking the law, but he was cashing cheques from a company that was lobbying his government and a company that he owns 50% of was winning government contracts using his name as the minister. He is not allowed to do either. In a Global News report this week, text messages reveal someone named Randy at his company was part of a $500,000 fraud. The minister said it was not him, that it was the other Randy. Of course, it was. Who is the other Randy and what is his last name?

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Context: House Hansard - 325 - Jun/5/24

Mr. Michael Barrett (Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes, CPC)

Jun/5/24 3:01:31 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we have the same suspicion as the Speaker does, that in fact there is perhaps some concern about using the member's name, but while the government House leader wants to hide his member, I am going to run through a scenario here. What are the chances that the other Randy is just the minister from Edmonton in a rubber nose and a stick-on moustache? I would say about 100%. He broke the Conflict of Interest Act, he broke the Lobbying Act, he broke the Criminal Code. We want to know. Will the real Randy please stand up?

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