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Minutes of Proceedings
Conservative
Bloc Québécois
Melissa Fisher made a statement and, with Bradley Callaghan, answered questions.
At 12:06 p.m., the sitting was suspended.
At 12:12 p.m., the sitting resumed.
John Lawford, Myka Kollmann and Barry Prentice made statements and answered questions.
Leslyn Lewis moved, — Given that,
(a) Sustainable Development Technology Canada, a one billion dollar taxpayer fund, is under investigation by the Auditor General of Canada and the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner;
(b) A former director of the fund, Andrée-Lise Méthot, helped to send multiple companies in which she has a financial interest millions of dollars, and despite this the government appointed her as a director to the Canada Infrastructure Bank.
The committee hear testimony from the following witnesses for no less than two hours each: the Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs, Dominic LeBlanc; the Chief Executive Officer of Canada Infrastructure Bank, Ehren Cory; officials from the Senior Personnel Secretariat in the Privy Council Office; Founder and Managing Partner of Cycle Capital, Andrée-Lise Méthot.
Debate arose thereon.
Vance Badawey moved, — That the debate be now adjourned.
The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following recorded division:
YEAS: Taylor Bachrach, Vance Badawey, Andy Fillmore, Angelo Iacono, Churence Rogers, Terry Sheehan — 6;
NAYS: Xavier Barsalou-Duval, Leslyn Lewis, Dan Muys, Mark Strahl, Ryan Williams — 5.
Questioning of the witnesses resumed.
At 12:49 p.m., the sitting was suspended.
At 12:53 p.m., the sitting resumed.
Questioning of the witnesses resumed.
At 1:02 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.