Brent Napier and Donald Walker made statements and, with the Sam Ryan and Hannah Rogers, answered questions.

At 12:01 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 12:09 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Steven Harroun and Eric Ferron made statements.

Michael Barrett gave notice of the following motion:

Given that the former President of Sustainable Development Technology Canada testified before committee last week, claiming that the Minister of Industry knew about conflicts of interest at the taxpayer-backed fund since 2019, contradicting the minister’s claim that he found out about abuse at the fund just this year, and that senior government officials misled committee about their attendance at SDTC board meetings where conflicts of interest occurred by board directors and the CEO by directing taxpayer money to companies that they have an interest in, and that a senior Department of Industry official who oversaw an investigation into the fund compromised the investigation through interference and unethical behaviour, the committee dedicate five meetings related to developments at Sustainable Development Technology Canada.

Steven Harroun, Eric Ferron and Anne Marie Laurin answered questions.

René Villemure gave notice of the following motion:

That, in accordance with Standing Order 108(3)(h), the Committee undertakes a study of misinformation and disinformation and their impact on the work of parliamentarians, that the Committee devotes the next three available meetings to this study; that the Committee invites experts in the field of misinformation and disinformation; and that the Committee reports its observations and recommendations to the House.

Questioning of the witnesses resumed.