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Minutes of Proceedings

45th Parliament, 1st Session
Meeting 26
Monday, March 9, 2026, 11:03 a.m. to 1:05 p.m.
Televised
Presiding
Jean Yip, Vice-Chair (Liberal)

Library of Parliament
• Joëlle Malo, Analyst
• Dillan Theckedath, Analyst
Department of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities
• Michelle Baron, Assistant Deputy Minister and Chief Financial Officer, Corporate Management Sector
• Matt de Vlieger, Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic Policy and Integration Sector
• Paul Halucha, Deputy Minister, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(g), the committee resumed consideration of the Public Accounts of Canada 2024 and Public Accounts of Canada 2025, referred to the committee on Tuesday, December 17, 2024, and Friday, November 7, 2025.

Notice of Motion

Gérard Deltell gave notice of the following motion:

That, in light of recent reporting that the Canada Revenue Agency is requiring the City of Laval to issue a payment of approximately $1 million to former mayor Gilles Vaillancourt in order for him to remit taxes on funds previously stolen from the municipality and later returned, the committee invite the Minister of National Revenue and officials from the Canada Revenue Agency and the mayor of Laval to appear before the committee for no fewer than two hours at the earliest opportunity to explain the Agency’s decision making process in this matter and to clarify the Liberal government’s position on requiring a municipality to transfer taxpayer dollars to a convicted former official for the purpose of settling a tax liability related to proceeds of crime.

The witnesses answered questions.

Motion

Sébastien Lemire moved, — That the committee report to the House to request that the government establish a public and independent inquiry into cost overruns on IT contracts, including Phenix, ArriveCAN and Benefit Delivery Modernization.

Debate arose thereon.

Amendment

Tom Osborne moved, — That the motion be amended by deleting the words “Phenix, ArriveCAN”.

After debate, the question was put on the amendment of Tom Osborne and it was negatived on the following recorded division:

YEAS: Ron McKinnon, Tom Osborne, Kristina Tesser Derksen — 3;

NAYS: Gérard Deltell, Stephanie Kusie, Sébastien Lemire, William Stevenson — 4.

Debate resumed on the motion.

At 1:05 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.



Natalie Jeanneault
Clerk of the committee