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Minutes of Proceedings
Conservative
Bloc Québécois
The witnesses made statements and answered questions.
Michael Barrett moved, — That, given the testimony heard from the SDTC whistleblower on Monday December 11, 2023 before the Standing Committee on Industry and Technology, in which the individual states that the Minister of Industry lied before this committee regarding the government’s knowledge and handling of serious conflict of interest and misappropriation of taxpayer money, the committee immediately expand its study into SDTC for an additional six meetings, and that the committee hear testimony from the Minister of Industry, the SDTC whistleblower, Officials from the Privy Council Office, Industry Officials, Annette Verschuren, Leah Lawrence, Guy Ouimet, Andrée-Lise Méthot and all other witnesses deemed relevant to the committee’s study.
Debate arose thereon.
The question was put on the motion and it was negatived on the following recorded division:
YEAS: Michael Barrett, Jacques Gourde, Karen Vecchio — 3;
NAYS: Parm Bains, Mona Fortier, Mike Kelloway, Iqra Khalid, Viviane Lapointe, René Villemure — 6.
At 6:27 p.m., the sitting was suspended.
At 6:31 p.m., the sitting resumed in camera.
The committee proceeded to give drafting instructions to the analysts for a draft report.
It was agreed, — That members of the committee submit their suggested recommendations to the draft report for the study of social media and foreign entities to the clerk of the committee no later than 5:00 p.m. on Monday, January 15, 2024.
At 6:34 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.