Evidence of meeting #123 for Public Accounts in the 44th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was chair.
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7 p.m.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative John Williamson
You said you deferred to me. Please turn the microphone off. I want to hear from Mr. Stewart, please.
Mr. Genuis, you are down on the list.
7 p.m.
Conservative
Jake Stewart Conservative Miramichi—Grand Lake, NB
Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Once again, a significant number of deflections have happened, but they're normal in committee.
I would like to go back to this regular motion here. Mrs. Shanahan neglected to admit that she spent $5,000 in Whitehorse at the Liberal caucus retreat in 2023. Mr. Sorbara neglected to notice that he spent $2,330.62 in New Brunswick in September 2022. That in itself is nearly $8,000.
You know, Mr. Chair, if you take Montana and St. Andrews, New Brunswick, and add them together, the two of them were a million dollars. Do you guys realize that? Those two vacations were about a million Canadian dollars to Canadian taxpayers so that the Prime Minister could go hang out in Montana and the Liberal caucus could spend $428,000 and change in New Brunswick for its caucus retreat.
7 p.m.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative John Williamson
On that note, we are out of resources. That was in my riding, of course. I am conflicted on it, because I always like to ensure that New Brunswick Southwest...
Actually, before I adjourn, I have a very quick announcement, just so you are aware. Microsoft is presently working on the request sent to them by letter. Due to the number of communications involved, which are in the thousands, they are seeking more time to provide this information to the committee. The deadline was today. Earlier I allowed them to extend the deadline.
On that, this meeting is adjourned due to lack of resources.