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2020-08-12
Hon. Anthony Rota - 12:36
CPC (SK)
Hon. Andrew Scheer (Regina—Qu'Appelle)
2020-08-12 12:36 [p.2749]
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Mr. Speaker, it looks like my last question period as leader of the Conservative Party is just like my first: warm, sunny and the Prime Minister is nowhere to be found.
The Prime Minister is showing contempt for francophones by awarding a $900-million contract to a unilingual organization with no presence in Quebec.
Why did the Prime Minister disrespect francophones in yet another attempt to help his close friends?
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Lib. (ON)
Hon. Bardish Chagger (Waterloo)
2020-08-12 12:37 [p.2750]
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Mr. Speaker, on the contrary, both of our country's official languages are very important to our government.
That is precisely why we worked with the public service to ensure that the contribution agreement is in both official languages; and to ensure that the 13 provinces and territories are included, as are rural, urban and indigenous communities, so that all students can be part of this program. Despite this program—
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Hon. Anthony Rota - 12:37
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Hon. Andrew Scheer (Regina—Qu'Appelle)
2020-08-12 12:37 [p.2750]
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Mr. Speaker, the government still cannot provide simple, direct answers to very clear and simple questions.
The Prime Minister invented this phony story about pushing back on officials on May 8. Can the minister explain how on May 5 WE was told that it could already start spending money and charging taxpayers?
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Lib. (ON)
Hon. Bardish Chagger (Waterloo)
2020-08-12 12:37 [p.2750]
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Mr. Speakers, all members, especially those in the House, are occupied with the concerns of their communities. Perhaps the member has not had the opportunity to look at the testimony that has been provided, not only by ministers and the Prime Minister but also by public servants, to answer these questions.
We have been available because it is important that these questions be answered. We take this very seriously.
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Hon. Andrew Scheer (Regina—Qu'Appelle)
2020-08-12 12:38 [p.2750]
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Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister likes to talk about space and time, but in the real world May 5 comes before May 8.
During this time of crisis, Canadians deserve and demand a steady hand leading our country. However, instead of stability we have a government in chaos: cabinet ministers are being summoned to testify; the Prime Minister's Office is focused on damage control instead of fixing its flawed programs; and now, senior sources close to the Prime Minister have told The Globe and Mail that the Prime Minister is inventing a phony policy dispute as an excuse to dump his finance minister, even bringing in a backup quarterback just in case.
When will the Prime Minister finally put the finance minister out of his misery?
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Lib. (ON)
Hon. Bill Morneau (Toronto Centre)
2020-08-12 12:39 [p.2750]
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Mr. Speaker, we will continue to have our focus, as we have over the course of this pandemic, on Canadians and on the work that needs to be done. What we have done over the course of the last number of months, by putting out the CERB, which has supported millions of Canadians, and by not only putting in place the wage subsidy but extending it, has given the support necessary for Canadians to face this challenging time.
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Hon. Andrew Scheer (Regina—Qu'Appelle)
2020-08-12 12:39 [p.2750]
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Mr. Speaker, it is not the first time the Prime Minister has told Canadians that a story in The Globe and Mail was false.
Speaking of another scandal, on March 31, 2019, the Prime Minister's lawyer sent me a letter threatening to sue me for telling Canadians about the Prime Minister's corruption. On April 10, 2019, I stood outside the chamber and repeated every single thing I said: the sordid facts about the SNC-Lavalin scandal. The Prime Minister did not like that I was telling Canadians about how he politically interfered in a criminal court proceeding. I was looking forward to being sued because then the Prime Minister would have to testify under oath and go through discovery.
After next week, my calendar is wide open. Could the Prime Minister please tell me when I can expect to see him in court?
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Lib. (ON)
Hon. Bill Morneau (Toronto Centre)
2020-08-12 12:40 [p.2750]
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Mr. Speaker, I am happy to speak on behalf of the Prime Minister to say that he continues to view his role, and our role as a government, as one to support Canadians.
We continue to be in an emergency time. The work that we're doing, not only on the extension of the wage subsidy but in thinking about how we can get our employment insurance system back up and running, is our area of focus because we know this is what Canadians are concerned with as they think about how they can continue to support their families.
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Yves-François Blanchet - 12:41
Hon. Ahmed Hussen - 12:58
CPC (QC)
Alain Rayes (Richmond—Arthabaska)
2020-08-12 12:58 [p.2753]
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Mr. Speaker, I have a simple question. Did the Minister of Official Languages know that WE Charity gave a contract to National to implement the scholarship program for the entire francophone sector in Quebec and across the country, yes or no?
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Lib. (ON)
Hon. Bardish Chagger (Waterloo)
2020-08-12 12:59 [p.2753]
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Mr. Speaker, as we have said, there was a contribution agreement that the public service negotiated with the organization to work with the others. Our goal was to ensure opportunities for students and not-for-profits. That is exactly why we have a program—
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Hon. Anthony Rota - 12:59
CPC (QC)
Alain Rayes (Richmond—Arthabaska)
2020-08-12 12:59 [p.2753]
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Mr. Speaker, in this cabinet there are 11 Quebec ministers as well as other francophones: the Minister of Official Languages, the President of the Treasury Board, the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and political lieutenant for Quebec, the Minister of Transport, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Minister of Canadian Heritage, the Minister of Indigenous Services, the Minister of Justice, the Minister of Agriculture, the Minister of National Revenue, not to mention the Prime Minister, who is a Quebecker.
Why did not one of these people rise and state that it is unacceptable to award a contract without a bidding process to an organization that only works in English? It is unacceptable to all Quebeckers and francophones across the country. Did even one of these ministers rise to say that awarding a contract to the Prime Minister's friends was ill-advised?
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Lib. (ON)
Hon. Bardish Chagger (Waterloo)
2020-08-12 13:00 [p.2753]
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Mr. Speaker, we knew that the Conservatives never liked science or evidence. We can see that this is still true.
The public service assured us that the organization that it recommended and that we accepted was capable of ensuring that all provinces and territories would be included, and that the program would be available in both official languages. The Canada student service grant was designed to support as many students as possible and help as many non-profit organizations as possible during these difficult times. We were assured that the organization could do so in both official languages.
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CPC (QC)
Alain Rayes (Richmond—Arthabaska)
2020-08-12 13:01 [p.2754]
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Mr. Speaker, we are starting to see the pattern. The government awards a contract to an organization, which then subcontracts to friends of the government. I think all of the links are clear.
Here is a very simple question for the Prime Minister. Could he tell us whether WE Charity has repaid the $30 million? Is there anyone in this government, whether it is the clerk of the Treasury Board, one of the ministers responsible or the Prime Minister, who can tell us whether this $30 million, which belongs to the people of Canada, will be returned to the government's coffers? Yes or no?
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Lib. (ON)
Hon. Bardish Chagger (Waterloo)
2020-08-12 13:01 [p.2754]
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Mr. Speaker, as the organization has said, it will give all the money back to the government. As I said in my testimony in committee yesterday, the public service has been working with the organization to ensure that this happens.
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Hon. Michelle Rempel Garner - 13:01
Hon. Marie-Claude Bibeau - 13:20
BQ (QC)
Rhéal Fortin (Rivière-du-Nord)
2020-08-12 13:20 [p.2757]
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Mr. Speaker, the student grant program was originally supposed to cost $19 million to administer. However, now it is going to cost $43 million, which will be paid to WE Charity. Why?
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Hon. Bardish Chagger - 13:20
Hon. Anthony Rota - 13:21
Lib. (ON)
Hon. Bardish Chagger (Waterloo)
2020-08-12 13:21 [p.2757]
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Mr. Speaker, the details of the contribution agreement were shared with the Standing Committee on Finance as requested. We shared with them all of the information they need to have.
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BQ (QC)
Rhéal Fortin (Rivière-du-Nord)
2020-08-12 13:21 [p.2757]
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Mr. Speaker, the program was originally supposed to cost $300 million. Then the government talked about $900 million. The bottom line is that the contract is for $500 million. Why all the red herrings?
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Lib. (ON)
Hon. Bardish Chagger (Waterloo)
2020-08-12 13:21 [p.2757]
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Mr. Speaker, it is important that this information be out there. The way the contribution agreement is written is that there is cohort 1, a supplemental cohort, and a cohort 2.
The way contribution agreements work is that performance measures are in place to—
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Hon. Anthony Rota - 13:22
BQ (QC)
Rhéal Fortin (Rivière-du-Nord)
2020-08-12 13:22 [p.2757]
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Mr. Speaker, we were told that the government was dealing with WE Charity. However, the contract was to be signed by the WE Charity Foundation. Why this charade?
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Lib. (ON)
Hon. Bardish Chagger (Waterloo)
2020-08-12 13:22 [p.2758]
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Mr. Speaker, once again, the Standing Committee on Finance asked me to testify, and I did. Yesterday, I also appeared before the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics to answer these questions.
In addition, to ensure that all the information was available, we shared the agreement.
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Rhéal Fortin (Rivière-du-Nord)
2020-08-12 13:22 [p.2758]
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Mr. Speaker, the government told us that WE Charity was the only organization capable of administering the student service grant, because it had a Canada-wide network.
Now we have learned that it did not have a network in Quebec or in francophone communities and had to subcontract that part of the program.
Why this betrayal of trust?
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Hon. Bardish Chagger (Waterloo)
2020-08-12 13:22 [p.2758]
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On the contrary, Mr. Speaker, we said that the public service told us it was the only organization that could administer this program within the deadline. We asked for all provinces and territories to be included, for both official languages—
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Rachel Bendayan - 14:30
CPC (ON)
Michael Barrett (Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes)
2020-08-12 14:41 [p.2771]
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Mr. Chair, we have not had the opportunity to hear from the Prime Minister on a few issues, and I would like to invite the member to comment on them. The most pressing of these today are the ongoing scandals that have engulfed the government. We have a tremendous number of unanswered questions.
We have issued an invitation, which has not yet been responded to, for the Prime Minister to appear at the ethics committee. We have issued an invitation to the finance minister to attend that committee as well. Parliamentarians have questions for the government. Canadians have questions for the government. We do not have all of the answers with respect to this WE scandal. We have new news breaking every day.
Can the member tell us if we can expect to see the Prime Minister and the finance minister appear at committee, as they have been requested to do so?
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Rachel Bendayan (Outremont)
2020-08-12 14:42 [p.2771]
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Mr. Chair, I believe that both the Prime Minister and the Minister of Finance have appeared before a committee. They have appeared before a committee in order to answer questions from opposition members such as the member opposite. That opportunity was provided in order to be as transparent as possible.
I believe that the government, throughout this crisis, has shown itself to be available to answer questions, even more questions than government members would normally answer if the House were sitting. I would also note that it is unprecedented in Canadian parliamentary history for a prime minister to appear before a committee, and our Prime Minister did.
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Mario Simard - 14:43
Yves-François Blanchet - 15:29
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Alain Therrien (La Prairie)
2020-08-12 15:30 [p.2778]
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Mr. Chair, the Liberal Party really suffered as a result of the sponsorship scandal in the early 2000s. Canadians put the Liberals in the penalty box for over 10 years. Now, with the WE Charity and the wage subsidy program, they have been caught with both hands in the cookie jar. It seems this sort of behaviour is in their DNA and they are unable to change. They see a cookie jar and they just cannot help themselves from digging in.
I have a simple question for my colleague, who I commend for his speech. Let us consider the sponsorship scandal. Is there not a resemblance to today's WE Charity scandal? Are we not seeing the same old Liberal patterns playing out?
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Yves-François Blanchet (Beloeil—Chambly)
2020-08-12 15:31 [p.2778]
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Mr. Chair, it would be so easy to agree, but I do not want to say yes, because we have other work to do.
Of course, for the media and for many parliamentarians, the big question is this: Will the Bloc Québécois and the Conservatives manage to convince the NDP to stop supporting the Liberals? That, however, is not the real question.
The real question is whether the government can survive for six months by replacing the bad guys with good guys. That is all we are asking for. If we could have that, the government could avoid all the comparisons with other scandals that were awful for Quebec, for Canada and for the Liberal Party. The Liberal Party certainly has no desire to return to the back benches. Can we simply put the right people in the right place to get good results? That way, no one would have to be brought down.
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2020-07-22
Hon. Anthony Rota - 12:13
CPC (SK)
Hon. Andrew Scheer (Regina—Qu'Appelle)
2020-07-22 12:14 [p.2702]
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Mr. Speaker, what we have before us with the WE corruption scandal is an organization that receives sole-sourced contracts from the government, from the taxpayer. The organization then sets up a real estate company and gobbles up over $40 million worth of prime downtown Toronto real estate. It also pays members of the Prime Minister's immediate family cash for speaking engagements. It also provides a huge platform for Liberals to do their campaigning. The organization even did an election-style ad promoting the Prime Minister.
However, it gets into trouble. Red flags start going up about its bank covenant, members of the board resign and so it lobbies the government and the government gives it another sole-sourced contract from which it can take $40 million worth of administration.
Canadians, rightly, are concerned by this kind of “You scratch my back, I scratch your back” type of relationship with a Liberal-friendly organization. Therefore, I have a series of very simple yes or no questions to help Canadians understand the depths of this scandal.
Was the Prime Minister aware that the agreement he signed with this organization was not with the WE Charity itself but was with a shell corporation that has no assets and no history of charitable work?
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Right Hon. Justin Trudeau (Papineau)
2020-07-22 12:16 [p.2703]
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Mr. Speaker, as was made clear at committee, the non-partisan public service recommended this approach as the only way to deliver this program in the timeline required this summer during COVID. Last week, I acknowledged that I should have recused myself and I apologized.
However, our goal was and is to provide opportunities for students to serve in their communities right across the country in this unprecedented time. Obviously the way it unfolded was regrettable and the program is no longer unfolding, as we have said.
In regard to aspects of the WE Charity Foundation, the public service worked to find the best possible delivery of this program to get student grants for volunteer hours. The public service worked with the WE organization to develop the agreement and the work was done and negotiated at the officials' level in those details.
We have consistently approached it as a way of empowering young people across the country, the way other governments of all stripes have worked with this organization in the past.
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Hon. Andrew Scheer (Regina—Qu'Appelle)
2020-07-22 12:17 [p.2703]
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Mr. Speaker, that did not answer the question.
Was the Prime Minister aware that this agreement was being signed with a shell corporation with no history of charitable work, yes or no?
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Right Hon. Justin Trudeau (Papineau)
2020-07-22 12:17 [p.2703]
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Mr. Speaker, the details of the agreement were worked out at the officials' level.
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