“Companies pay staff who work in the government's Major Projects Office. These staff help make decisions worth billions of dollars. The minister will not say where they come from. I want to know how many staff are paid by companies whose projects the office reviews, and I want the minister to name those companies.”

“Mr. Speaker, after 11 years of Liberals, there are two worlds: one where Canadians follow the rules and count every dollar but cannot get ahead, and another where political and business insiders get a seat at the big table and make up their own rules. Companies pay staff in the Liberal Major Projects Office, which makes decisions worth billions of private and public dollars. I questioned it six months ago and last night, but the minister will not even say which sectors the staff are from. So much for accountability and transparency for taxpayers. How many MPO staff are paid by companies whose projects the office reviews, and will the minister name the companies?”

“Private companies help pay staff in the Major Projects Office, but the government checks for conflicts of interest on its own without independent oversight. The minister should release the rules, name the companies, and say how many staff have stepped aside because of conflicts.”

“Mr. Speaker, last night the minister actually called disclosure a “gotcha moment“ when accountability is literally his job. Companies help pay staff inside the Major Projects Office, but conflicts are reviewed internally without independent ethics oversight. The Liberals want Canadians to trust the safeguards but hide how and to whom those safeguards apply. The minister should release the rules, name the companies and say how many staff have been recused. If the safeguards are so strong, why is the secrecy even stronger, and what does the minister have to hide?”