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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?
Monsieur le Président, on dirait bien que ma dernière période des questions à titre de chef du Parti conservateur ressemblera à ma première: une journée chaude et ensoleillée où le premier ministre brille par son absence.
Le premier ministre se moque des francophones en octroyant un contrat de 900 millions de dollars à un organisme unilingue sans présence au Québec.
Comment le premier ministre a-t-il pu manquer de respect aux francophones en voulant encore aider ses petits amis?
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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—
Monsieur le Président, au contraire, les deux langues officielles de notre pays sont très importantes pour notre gouvernement.
C'est exactement pourquoi nous avons travaillé avec la fonction publique: pour nous assurer que, dans l'entente de contribution, il y a les deux langues officielles; pour nous assurer que les 13 provinces et territoires sont inclus, de même que les communautés rurales, urbaines et autochtones, afin que tous les étudiants puissent faire partie de ce programme. Malgré ce programme...
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Hon. Anthony Rota - 12:37
CPC (SK)
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?
Monsieur le Président, le gouvernement est toujours incapable de donner des réponses simples et directes à des questions très claires et simples.
Le premier ministre a inventé cette histoire où il aurait exprimé des réserves par rapport à l'avis des fonctionnaires le 8 mai dernier. La ministre peut-elle alors expliquer pourquoi UNIS a appris dès le 5 mai qu'il pouvait commencer à dépenser l'argent des contribuables?
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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.
Monsieur le Président, tous les députés, en particulier ceux qui sont ici présents, se concentrent sur les préoccupations des gens de leur région. Le député n'a donc peut-être pas eu la chance de prendre connaissance des témoignages de ministres et du premier ministre, ainsi que de fonctionnaires, qui ont répondu à ces questions.
Nous avons été disponibles parce qu'il est important de répondre à ces questions. Nous prenons cette situation très au sérieux.
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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?
Monsieur le Président, le premier ministre aime parler de l'espace-temps, mais, dans le monde réel, le 5 mai précède le 8 mai.
En cette période de crise, les Canadiens exigent que le pays soit dirigé d'une main ferme. C'est ce qu'ils méritent. Or, au lieu de procurer la stabilité demandée, le gouvernement est plongé dans le chaos. En effet, des ministres sont assignés à témoigner; le Cabinet du premier ministre cherche à limiter les dégâts plutôt qu'à corriger les lacunes de ses programmes; et, maintenant, des sources haut placées dans l'entourage du premier ministre ont dit au Globe and Mail que le premier ministre se servirait d'un désaccord politique inventé de toutes pièces comme excuse pour se débarrasser de son ministre des Finances, allant même jusqu'à prévoir un quart-arrière de réserve à tout hasard.
Quand le premier ministre abrégera-t-il enfin le supplice du ministre des Finances?
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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.
Monsieur le Président, comme nous l'avons fait depuis le début de la pandémie, nous continuerons de mettre l'accent sur les Canadiens et le travail qui doit être accompli. Au cours des derniers mois, nous avons donné aux Canadiens le soutien nécessaire pour traverser cette période difficile en instaurant la Prestation canadienne d'urgence, qui a aidé des millions de personnes au pays, ainsi qu'en mettant en place la subvention salariale, puis en la prolongeant.
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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?
Monsieur le Président, ce n'est pas la première fois que le premier ministre dit aux Canadiens que ce qui est rapporté dans un article du Globe and Mail est faux.
Parlant d'un autre scandale, le 31 mars 2019, l'avocat du premier ministre m'a envoyé une lettre me menaçant de poursuites pour avoir accusé publiquement le premier ministre de corruption. Le 10 avril 2019, j'ai dit et répété à l'extérieur de la Chambre toutes les déclarations que j'avais faites sur les faits sordides entourant le scandale SNC-Lavalin. Le premier ministre n'a pas aimé que je dise aux Canadiens qu'il avait fait de l'ingérence politique dans une procédure pénale. J'étais ravi que le premier ministre souhaite me poursuivre, car ce processus l'aurait forcé à témoigner sous serment et à divulguer des informations relatives à l'affaire.
Je n'ai absolument rien de prévu après la semaine prochaine. Le premier ministre peut-il me dire à quel moment je le verrai au tribunal?
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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.
Monsieur le Président, je suis heureux de parler au nom du premier ministre et de dire qu'il considère toujours que son rôle, que notre rôle en tant que gouvernement, est d'aider la population canadienne.
La situation d'urgence n'est pas terminée. Ce qui est prioritaire pour nous, c'est le travail que nous accomplissons, non seulement en prolongeant la subvention salariale, mais aussi en réfléchissant au mode de rétablissement du régime d'assurance-emploi. En effet, nous savons que c'est ce qui intéresse les Canadiens, car ces derniers s'inquiètent de leur capacité à pouvoir soutenir financièrement leur famille.
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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?
Monsieur le Président, j'ai une question simple. La ministre des Langues officielles était-elle au courant que le mouvement UNIS a donné un contrat à la firme National pour que celle-ci déploie le programme de bourses d'études dans tout le secteur francophone au Québec et partout au pays, oui ou non?
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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—
Monsieur le Président, comme nous l'avons dit, il y avait un accord de contribution que la fonction publique a négocié avec l'organisation pour travailler avec les autres. Notre but était de veiller à ce que les OBNL et les étudiants aient des occasions. C'est exactement ce pour quoi on a un programme...
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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?
Monsieur le Président, dans ce cabinet, il y a 11 ministres québécois, en plus d'autres francophones: la ministre des Langues officielles, le président du Conseil du Trésor, le leader du gouvernement à la Chambre des communes et lieutenant politique pour le Québec, le ministre des Transports, le ministre des Affaires étrangères, le ministre du Patrimoine canadien, le ministre des Services aux Autochtones, le ministre de la Justice, la ministre de l'Agriculture, la ministre du Revenu, sans compter le premier ministre, qui est un Québécois.
Comment se fait-il qu'aucune de ces personnes ne se soit levée pour dire qu'il était inacceptable qu'on donne un contrat sans appel d'offres à une organisation qui ne peut s'exprimer qu'en anglais? C'est inadmissible pour l'ensemble des Québécois et des francophones partout au pays. Est-ce qu'un seul de ces ministres s'est levé pour dire que donner un contrat à des amis du premier ministre n'avait aucun bon sens?
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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.
Monsieur le Président, nous savions que les conservateurs n'avaient jamais apprécié la science ou les preuves. On peut voir que c'est toujours le cas.
La fonction publique nous a assuré que l'organisation qu'elle a recommandée et que nous avons acceptée était capable d'assurer que toutes les provinces et les territoires seraient inclus et que le programme serait offert dans les deux langues officielles. La Bourse canadienne pour le bénévolat étudiant visait à soutenir le plus grand nombre d'étudiants et à aider le plus d'organisations sans but lucratif en cette période difficile. On nous avait assuré que l'organisation pourrait le faire dans les deux langues officielles.
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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?
Monsieur le Président, on commence à connaître le processus. On donne un contrat à un organisme qui le donne en sous-traitance aux amis du gouvernement. Je pense que tous les liens sont clairs.
Voici une question très simple pour le premier ministre. Est-ce qu'il peut nous dire si le mouvement UNIS a remboursé les 30 millions de dollars? Y a-t-il quelqu'un, dans ce gouvernement, que ce soit le greffier du Conseil du Trésor, un des ministres responsables ou le premier ministre, qui soit capable de nous dire que ces 30 millions de dollars, qui appartiennent à la population canadienne, vont retourner dans les coffres du gouvernement, oui ou non?
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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.
Monsieur le Président, comme l'organisme l'a dit, il va remettre tout l'argent au gouvernement. Comme je l'ai dit lors de mon témoignage en comité hier, la fonction publique travaille avec l'organisme pour s'assurer que c'est le cas.
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Hon. Michelle Rempel Garner - 13:01
Hon. Marie-Claude Bibeau - 13:20
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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?
Monsieur le Président, le programme de bourses étudiantes devait au départ coûter 19 millions de dollars en frais de gestion. Or nous sommes maintenant rendus à 43 millions de dollars, qui seront payés à WE Charity. Pourquoi?
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Hon. Anthony Rota - 13:21
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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.
Monsieur le Président, les détails de l'entente de contribution ont été divulgués aux membres du Comité permanent des finances comme ils l'avaient demandé. Nous avons partagé avec eux toute l'information qu'ils doivent avoir.
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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?
Monsieur le Président, le programme devait être au départ de 300 millions de dollars. Ensuite, on nous a parlé de 900 millions de dollars. En fin de compte, le contrat indique qu'il s'agit de 500 millions de dollars. Pourquoi tous ces faux-fuyants?
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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—
Monsieur le Président, il est important de communiquer l'information. Selon le libellé de l'entente de contribution, il y a la première cohorte, une cohorte supplémentaire, puis une deuxième cohorte.
Dans le contexte des accords de contribution, il existe des mesures de rendement qui...
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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?
Monsieur le Président, on nous disait que l'on faisait affaire avec WE Charity. Or le contrat devait être signé par la WE Charity Foundation. Pourquoi cette mascarade?
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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.
Monsieur le Président, encore une fois, les membres du Comité permanent des finances m'ont demandé de comparaître, et j'y suis allée. J'ai également comparu, hier, devant le Comité permanent de l'accès à l'information, de la protection des renseignements personnels et de l'éthique pour répondre à ces questions.
De plus, pour nous assurer que toute l'information était là, nous avons donné l'entente.
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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?
Monsieur le Président, le gouvernement nous a dit que le seul organisme en mesure de gérer le programme de bourses étudiantes était WE Charity, parce qu'il avait un réseau d'un bout à l'autre du Canada.
Or on apprend qu'il n'avait pas de réseau au Québec ni dans les communautés francophones, au point où il a dû sous-traiter cette partie du programme.
Pourquoi avoir fait ces abus de confiance?
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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—
Au contraire, monsieur le Président, nous avons dit que la fonction publique nous avait dit que c'était le seul organisme qui pouvait administrer ce programme en respectant l'échéance. Nous avons demandé que tous les provinces et territoires en fassent partie, que les deux langues officielles...
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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?
Monsieur le président, nous n'avons pas eu la possibilité d'entendre le premier ministre s'exprimer sur un certain nombre de questions. J'aimerais donc soulever ces questions auprès de la députée. Les plus pressantes aujourd'hui touchent les scandales dans lesquels le gouvernement est embourbé. Il y a un très grand nombre de questions qui sont toujours sans réponse.
Nous avons invité le premier ministre à comparaître devant le comité de l'éthique. Nous n'avons pas encore eu de réponse à cette invitation. Nous avons également invité le ministre des Finances. Les parlementaires ont des questions à poser au gouvernement. Les Canadiens ont des questions à poser au gouvernement. Nous n'avons pas encore toutes les réponses en ce qui a trait au scandale concernant UNIS. Les médias nous apprennent quotidiennement quelque chose de nouveau.
La députée peut-elle nous dire si le premier ministre et le ministre des Finances vont comparaître devant le comité, comme on le leur a demandé?
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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.
Monsieur le président, il me semble que le premier ministre et le ministre des Finances ont tous les deux comparu devant un comité. Ils ont comparu devant un comité pour répondre aux questions de députés de l'opposition comme le député d'en face. Cette occasion de poser des questions leur a été donnée pour assurer la plus grande transparence possible.
Je pense que, pendant toute cette crise, le gouvernement a été disponible pour répondre aux questions, à plus de questions encore que le nombre auquel répondraient normalement les ministériels si la Chambre siégeait. Je souligne en outre que jamais dans l'histoire parlementaire canadienne un premier ministre n'avait comparu devant un comité, mais le premier ministre actuel l'a fait.
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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?
Monsieur le président, le Parti libéral a vraiment souffert du scandale des commandites au début des années 2000. Les libéraux ont été mis au banc des punitions par la population pendant plus de 10 ans. Maintenant, avec UNIS et avec le programme de subvention salariale, ils ont les deux mains dedans. On dirait que c'est dans leur ADN et qu'ils sont incapables de faire autre chose. Ils voient un plat de bonbons et ils ont le réflexe de sauter dedans.
Ma question est simple et s'adresse à mon collègue, dont je salue l'intervention. Pensons au scandale des commandites. En voyant UNIS aujourd'hui, n'y a-t-il pas une ressemblance? Ne voit-on pas un réflexe du bon vieux Parti libéral?
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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.
Monsieur le président, c'est un peu facile de dire oui, mais j'aurais envie de ne pas le dire parce qu'on a autre chose à faire.
Il est sûr que pour les médias et pour beaucoup de parlementaires, la grande question est la suivante: est-ce que le Bloc québécois et les conservateurs vont réussir à convaincre le NPD de moins soutenir les libéraux? Cependant, ce n'est pas celle-là, la vraie question.
La vraie question est de savoir si le gouvernement peut s'assurer six mois de survie en remplaçant des gens nuisibles par des gens utiles. C'est tout ce qu'on demande. Si on peut avoir cela, on va éviter les comparaisons avec d'autres scandales qui ont été terribles pour le Québec, pour le Canada et pour le Parti libéral. Ce dernier n'a certainement pas envie de retourner s'asseoir dans ce coin-là. Pouvons-nous simplement mettre les bonnes personnes à la bonne place pour avoir les bons résultats? Ainsi, on n'aura besoin de faire tomber personne.
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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?
Monsieur le Président, nous avons sous les yeux le scandale de corruption lié à l'organisme UNIS auquel le gouvernement a accordé des contrats sans appel d'offres aux frais des contribuables. L'organisme a ensuite créé une société immobilière et a englouti plus de 40 millions de dollars dans des biens immobiliers de premier ordre dans le centre-ville de Toronto. UNIS a également rémunéré des membres de la famille immédiate du premier ministre qui ont donné des conférences. Enfin, les libéraux utilisent l'organisme comme une énorme plateforme dans le cadre de leurs campagnes électorales. À preuve, UNIS a même publié une annonce de type électoral faisant la promotion du premier ministre.
Malheureusement, UNIS s'est retrouvé en difficulté. Comme des signaux d'alarme ont commencé à retentir au sujet de l'accord bancaire auquel il était partie et que des membres du conseil d'administration ont démissionné, l'organisme a exercé des pressions auprès du gouvernement qui lui a accordé un autre contrat sans appel d'offres qui devait lui permettre d'engranger 40 millions de dollars en frais d'administration.
Les Canadiens sont à juste titre préoccupés par ce genre de relation de favoritisme avec un organisme proche du Parti libéral. Par conséquent, pour aider les Canadiens à comprendre l'étendue de ce scandale, j'ai une série de questions très simples auxquelles il suffit de répondre par oui ou non.
Le premier ministre était-il au courant que l'entente conclue avec UNIS a en fait été signée par une société de façade qui ne possède aucun actif et n'a jamais œuvré dans le secteur caritatif?
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Right Hon. Justin Trudeau - 12:16
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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?
Monsieur le Président, la question demeure sans réponse.
Le premier ministre savait-il que l'entente avait été signée avec une société de façade n'ayant jamais fait de travail de bienfaisance, oui ou non?
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Right Hon. Justin Trudeau - 12:17
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Hon. Andrew Scheer (Regina—Qu'Appelle)
2020-07-22 12:17 [p.2703]
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Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister has to understand that it is not about his recusing himself from this decision. The Clerk of the Privy Council himself said that it would be impossible for the Prime Minister and the finance minister to recuse themselves from giving a sole-source contract to an organization with such close ties to the Liberal Party and his immediate family.
Was the Prime Minister aware that the sole stated purpose of the shell corporation that signed the contracts was to hold real estate?
Monsieur le Président, le premier ministre doit comprendre que la question ne porte pas sur le fait qu'il aurait dû se récuser du processus décisionnel. Le greffier du Conseil privé a lui-même déclaré qu'il est impossible pour le premier ministre et le ministre des Finances de se récuser de l'attribution d'un contrat à fournisseur unique à un organisme ayant des liens si étroits avec le Parti libéral et des membres de sa famille immédiate.
Le premier ministre savait-il que le seul but avoué de la société de façade qui a signé le contrat était de posséder des biens immobiliers?
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Right Hon. Justin Trudeau - 12:18
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Hon. Andrew Scheer (Regina—Qu'Appelle)
2020-07-22 12:18 [p.2703]
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Mr. Speaker, did the Prime Minister or anyone in his office receive the unsolicited proposal that Craig Kielburger sent to officials on April 9, yes or no?
Monsieur le Président, le premier ministre ou un membre de son bureau a-t-il reçu la proposition non sollicitée que Craig Kielburger a envoyée aux fonctionnaires le 9 avril, oui ou non?
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Right Hon. Justin Trudeau - 12:18
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Hon. Andrew Scheer (Regina—Qu'Appelle)
2020-07-22 12:19 [p.2703]
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Mr. Speaker, did the Prime Minister or anyone in his office receive the proposal that included the student grant program that was sent to the finance minister's office on April 21, a day before the announcement was made, yes or no?
Monsieur le Président, le premier ministre ou un membre de son bureau a-t-il reçu la proposition incluant le programme de bourses aux étudiants que le bureau du ministre des Finances a reçue le 21 avril, c'est-à-dire un jour avant l'annonce en question, oui ou non?
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Right Hon. Justin Trudeau - 12:19
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Hon. Andrew Scheer (Regina—Qu'Appelle)
2020-07-22 12:19 [p.2703]
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Mr. Speaker, he answered “no” to the previous question, but he could not answer yes or no to that question, so I wonder what that means.
Did the Prime Minister or anyone in his office speak to WE or anyone at WE prior to his April 22 announcement on the student grant?
Monsieur le Président, il a répondu « non » à la question précédente, mais il n'a répondu ni oui ni non à cette question. Je me demande ce que cela signifie.
Le premier ministre ou un membre de son Cabinet a-t-il communiqué avec l'organisme UNIS avant d'annoncer la Bourse canadienne pour le bénévolat étudiant le 22 avril dernier?
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Right Hon. Justin Trudeau - 12:19
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2020-07-22 12:20 [p.2703]
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Mr. Speaker, the purpose of this committee meeting on COVID-19 is to ensure that we are doing all we can to protect people's health and safety and help the economic recovery.
But what are we talking about? The only thing we are talking about is a situation that could be extremely bad for the management of the Canadian government. Is the Prime Minister concerned about how little time that leaves him to manage the country?
Monsieur le Président, nous sommes dans une séance d'un comité sur la COVID-19, lequel a pour objet d'assurer autant que faire se peut la santé, la sécurité, ainsi que la reprise de l'activité économique.
Cependant, de quoi parlons-nous? Nous parlons exclusivement d'une situation pouvant être extrêmement déplorable pour la gestion de l'État canadien. Est-ce que le premier ministre est inquiet pour le temps que cela lui laisse pour la gestion de l'État canadien?
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Right Hon. Justin Trudeau - 12:20
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Yves-François Blanchet (Beloeil—Chambly)
2020-07-22 12:21 [p.2704]
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Mr. Speaker, when I do not have time to do something, I pay someone else who can do it better than I can.
The legislation we passed proves that Parliament and Canada do not need the Prime Minister as such, given his current state of mind. I am sure people know where I am going with this.
Was the Prime Minister aware that another not-for-profit organization wanted to get into real estate and that it would be getting millions of dollars from Canadians and Quebeckers?
Monsieur le Président, quand je manque de temps, je sors plus d'argent pour faire faire quelque chose que je ne peux pas mieux faire.
La loi que nous avons adoptée est la preuve même que le Parlement et le Canada n'ont pas besoin du premier ministre dans son état actuel. On sait où je m'en vais.
Est-ce que le premier ministre était au courant qu'un autre organisme sans but lucratif voulait aller dans l'immobilier et qu'il allait recevoir des millions de dollars provenant des Canadiens et des Québécois?
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Right Hon. Justin Trudeau - 12:21
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Yves-François Blanchet (Beloeil—Chambly)
2020-07-22 12:22 [p.2704]
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Mr. Speaker, I do not want to speculate on the outcome of any work to be done. The opposition parties are asking questions, the committees will be asking questions and the media will have some questions. We will get to the bottom of this.
Is the Prime Minister telling us that he is putting in the time to manage the WE scandal or that he is not doing his job and not dealing with it?
Monsieur le Président, je ne veux pas conjecturer le résultat des travaux. Les partis de l'opposition posent des questions, les comités vont poser des questions et les médias vont poser des questions. On va en venir à bout.
Cependant, est-ce que le premier ministre est en train de nous dire qu'il met du temps à gérer la crise UNIS ou qu'il ne fait pas son travail en ne s'en occupant pas?
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Yves-François Blanchet (Beloeil—Chambly)
2020-07-22 12:23 [p.2704]
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Mr. Speaker, how many meetings organized to handle the WE scandal has the Prime Minister attended?
Monsieur le Président, à combien de réunions le premier ministre a-t-il participé pour gérer la crise UNIS?
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Right Hon. Justin Trudeau - 12:23
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Yves-François Blanchet (Beloeil—Chambly)
2020-07-22 12:23 [p.2704]
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Mr. Speaker, how many meetings has the Prime Minister attended and approximately how many hours a week in total has he spent on managing the WE scandal, which clearly involves his family and maybe even himself?
Monsieur le Président, à combien de rencontres le premier ministre a-t-il participé pour un total approximatif de combien d'heures par semaine pour gérer la crise UNIS, qui implique assurément sa famille et peut-être même lui?
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Right Hon. Justin Trudeau - 12:24
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Yves-François Blanchet (Beloeil—Chambly)
2020-07-22 12:24 [p.2704]
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Mr. Speaker, we are all waiting for the time when Parliament and the machinery of government can again properly focus on managing the real crisis, the health crisis, which is the most important thing to Canadians and Quebeckers.
Until then, no matter what anybody says, the Prime Minister will have to devote a lot of time and attention to the scandal and will be preoccupied with anticipating and managing this crisis. Accordingly, not speculating on his personal involvement and because Parliament will be asking questions, should the Prime Minister not step aside temporarily and allow someone else with the necessary focus to run the country in his place?
Monsieur le Président, nous attendons tous le moment où le Parlement et l'appareil gouvernemental pourront de nouveau se consacrer correctement à la gestion de la vraie crise, celle de la santé publique et qui est la plus importante pour les Canadiens et les Québécois.
D'ici là, quoi qu'on en dise, le premier ministre devra forcément consacrer beaucoup de temps et d'espace mental et aura beaucoup d'inquiétude à anticiper et à gérer cette crise. Par conséquent, sans conjecturer sur son engagement personnel et parce que le Parlement posera des questions, le premier ministre ne devrait-il pas se retirer provisoirement pour que quelqu'un d'autre qui a l'espace mental nécessaire puisse gérer l'État canadien à sa place?
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Jacques Gourde (Lévis—Lotbinière)
2020-07-22 12:30 [p.2705]
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Mr. Speaker, is the Prime Minister aware that the volunteer program agreement was signed with a WE Charity shell corporation that has no assets, no history and no record of charitable work?
Monsieur le Président, le premier ministre est-il au courant que l'entente du programme de bénévolat a été signée avec une société-écran de l'organisme UNIS qui n'a aucun avoir, aucun historique ni aucun antécédent de charité?
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Hon. Bardish Chagger (Waterloo)
2020-07-22 12:30 [p.2705]
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Mr. Speaker, as I said, our goal remains to help Canadians during the pandemic.
The public service negotiated this contribution agreement and made a recommendation that I accepted.
Monsieur le Président, comme je l'ai dit, notre but est toujours d'aider les Canadiens pendant la pandémie.
La fonction publique a négocié cette entente de contribution et a fait une recommandation que j'ai acceptée.
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Jacques Gourde (Lévis—Lotbinière)
2020-07-22 12:31 [p.2705]
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Mr. Speaker, was the Prime Minister aware that the sole purpose of this shell corporation was to hold real estate?
Monsieur le Président, le premier ministre était-il au courant que le seul but de cette société-écran était de détenir des biens immobiliers?
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Hon. Bardish Chagger (Waterloo)
2020-07-22 12:31 [p.2705]
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Mr. Speaker, as I said yesterday, we will continue to ensure that Canadians have the necessary programs and resources. The members opposite clearly have questions about the WE organization. They have to ask them—
Monsieur le Président, comme je l'ai dit hier, nous allons toujours continuer à nous assurer que les Canadiens ont les programmes et les ressources nécessaires. On peut voir que les députés d'en face ont des questions sur l'organisme UNIS. Ils doivent leur poser...
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Jacques Gourde (Lévis—Lotbinière)
2020-07-22 12:31 [p.2705]
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Mr. Speaker, coincidentally, the day the Prime Minister announced the volunteer grants, WE presented its plan to the government to distribute this money. This was a $900-million plan.
Can the government confirm whether this is true?
Monsieur le Président, comme par hasard, le jour où le premier ministre annonce les bourses de bénévolat, l'organisme UNIS présente au gouvernement son plan pour distribuer cet argent, un plan de 900 millions de dollars.
Le gouvernement peut-il nous confirmer si c'est vrai?
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Hon. Bardish Chagger (Waterloo)
2020-07-22 12:31 [p.2705]
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Mr. Speaker, we have announced a number of programs for Canadian youth to ensure that students have the resources they need. We know that the pandemic has affected all Canadians, including students.
Monsieur le Président, nous avons annoncé plusieurs programmes pour la jeunesse du Canada pour nous assurer que les étudiants ont les ressources nécessaires. Nous savons que la pandémie a affecté tous les Canadiens, incluant les étudiants.
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Jacques Gourde (Lévis—Lotbinière)
2020-07-22 12:32 [p.2706]
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Mr. Speaker, did the WE organization and the Prime Minister work closely together to develop the volunteer grants program behind closed doors?
Monsieur le Président, est-ce que le programme des bourses de bénévolat a été préparé par l'organisme UNIS en étroite collaboration avec le premier ministre derrière des portes closes?
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Hon. Bardish Chagger (Waterloo)
2020-07-22 12:32 [p.2706]
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Mr. Speaker, as I have said on a number of occasions, the public service made a recommendation. It worked to ensure there was a plan to help students during this pandemic. We accepted its recommendation.
Monsieur le Président, comme je l'ai dit à plusieurs occasions, la fonction publique nous a fait une recommandation. Elle a fait le travail de s'assurer qu'il y a un plan qui fonctionne pour aider les étudiants pendant cette pandémie. Nous avons accepté sa recommandation.
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Jacques Gourde (Lévis—Lotbinière)
2020-07-22 12:32 [p.2706]
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Mr. Speaker, was the Prime Minister aware of WE Charity's financial problems, yes or no?
Monsieur le Président, est-ce que le premier ministre était au courant des problèmes financiers de l'organisme UNIS, oui ou non?
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Hon. Bardish Chagger (Waterloo)
2020-07-22 12:32 [p.2706]
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Mr. Speaker, the public service negotiated this contribution agreement with the WE organization.
Monsieur le Président, la fonction publique a négocié cette entente de contribution avec l'organisme UNIS.
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Jacques Gourde (Lévis—Lotbinière)
2020-07-22 12:33 [p.2706]
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Mr. Speaker, would the contract awarded to WE Charity have paid off most of its debts to its creditors?
Monsieur le Président, est-ce que le contrat accordé à l'organisme UNIS aurait réglé en grande partie la dette de l'organisme envers ses créanciers?
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Hon. Bardish Chagger (Waterloo)
2020-07-22 12:33 [p.2706]
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Mr. Speaker, it was a contribution agreement that was negotiated with the organization, and since the Standing Committee on Finance asked us to testify, we did. The public service also answered these questions.
Monsieur le Président, c'est une entente de contribution qui a été négociée avec l'organisme, et comme les députés qui siègent au Comité permanent des finances nous ont demandé de témoigner, nous l'avons fait. La fonction publique a aussi répondu à ces questions.
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Jacques Gourde (Lévis—Lotbinière)
2020-07-22 12:33 [p.2706]
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Mr. Speaker, is it not true that the volunteer grant program was a way to return a favour in order to save WE Charity from its financial troubles?
Monsieur le Président, le programme de bourses de bénévolat n'était-il pas plutôt un retour d'ascenseur pour sauver l'organisme UNIS de ses problèmes financiers?
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Hon. Bardish Chagger (Waterloo)
2020-07-22 12:33 [p.2706]
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Mr. Speaker, the aim of the Canada student service grant was always to connect post-secondary students and recent graduates who want to support their communities' COVID-19 response.
Monsieur le Président, le but de la Bourse canadienne pour le bénévolat étudiant a toujours été de mettre en relation des étudiants de niveau postsecondaire et des récents diplômés qui veulent aider à répondre à la COVID-19 dans leur communauté.
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Jacques Gourde (Lévis—Lotbinière)
2020-07-22 12:34 [p.2706]
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Mr. Speaker, what provision allowed the Prime Minister to avoid holding a public tendering process for such a big contract?
Monsieur le Président, quelle disposition a permis au premier ministre d'éviter de faire un appel d'offres public pour un contrat de cette envergure?
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Hon. Bardish Chagger (Waterloo)
2020-07-22 12:34 [p.2706]
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Mr. Speaker, we are in the midst of a pandemic that is affecting all Canadians. We worked with the public service, which we know works very hard. The public service received a project from our government, an idea, and made a recommendation.
Monsieur le Président, il faut souligner que nous sommes dans une pandémie. Tous les Canadiens sont affectés par cette pandémie. Nous avons travaillé avec la fonction publique. Nous savons qu'elle travaille très fort. Elle a reçu un projet de notre gouvernement, une idée, et elle a fait une recommandation.
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Jacques Gourde (Lévis—Lotbinière)
2020-07-22 12:34 [p.2706]
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Mr. Speaker, when did the WE Charity contact the government or the Prime Minister to provide a draft of the Canada student service grant program?
Monsieur le Président, quand l'organisme UNIS a-t-il contacté le gouvernement ou le premier ministre pour lui présenter l'ébauche du programme de la Bourse canadienne pour le bénévolat étudiant?
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Hon. Bardish Chagger (Waterloo)
2020-07-22 12:34 [p.2706]
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Mr. Speaker, the public service appeared before the Standing Committee on Finance and answered those questions.
Monsieur le Président, la fonction publique était au Comité permanent des finances et elle a répondu à ces questions.
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Jacques Gourde (Lévis—Lotbinière)
2020-07-22 12:34 [p.2706]
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Mr. Speaker, given all of the scandal surrounding the grant program, does the Prime Minister still think it is relevant?
Monsieur le Président, avec tout ce scandale autour du programme de bénévolat, celui-ci est-il toujours pertinent aux yeux du premier ministre?
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Hon. Bardish Chagger (Waterloo)
2020-07-22 12:35 [p.2706]
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Mr. Speaker, we know that we need a range of programs to get through this pandemic. Canadians across the country have many needs. We will continue to respond to those needs.
Monsieur le Président, nous savons que nous avons besoin de plusieurs programmes dans le cadre de cette pandémie. Les Canadiens d'un océan à l'autre ont plusieurs besoins. Nous allons continuer à répondre à leurs besoins.
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Jacques Gourde (Lévis—Lotbinière)
2020-07-22 12:35 [p.2706]
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Mr. Speaker, will it be up to the public service to roll out this program?
Monsieur le Président, le déploiement de ce programme reviendra-t-il à la fonction publique?
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Hon. Bardish Chagger (Waterloo)
2020-07-22 12:35 [p.2706]
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Mr. Speaker, we know that those questions were asked yesterday before the Standing Committee on Finance. We will always work to ensure that our programs are there for Canadians.
Monsieur le Président, nous savons que, hier, au Comité permanent des finances, ces questions ont été posées. Nous allons toujours travailler pour nous assurer que les programmes sont là pour les Canadiens.
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