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Major Projects Office

During Oral Questions on the Major Projects Office, the Conservative leader asked whether people working in that office were simultaneously being paid by private companies seeking project approvals, saying this pointed to two sets of rules—one for regular Canadians and one for those who make the rules—and asked how many corporate-paid workers were in the office. The Liberal minister replied that the claimed conflicts of interest do not exist, said people from the private sector are joining government to help build projects and create jobs, and said the office’s staff should not be insulted.Written by AI from the debate. Updated .

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Pierre Poilievre

Conservative
“Under this government, rule-makers get special treatment while regular Canadians follow the rules. The Major Projects Office might be hiring people who are also paid by the companies asking for project approvals. I want to know how many corporate-paid workers are in that office.”
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Mr. Speaker, there are two economies after 11 years of Liberal government. There is one for the Canadians who have to follow the rules, and another economy for those who make the rules. Can we imagine a scenario where there is a government regulator that employs people who are simultaneously paid by the corporations it regulates? Imagine if the Major Projects Office, for example, employed people who were paid by the same companies whose applications it approves. How many corporate-paid employees are working in the Major Projects Office?

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Dominic LeBlanc

Liberal

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“The conflicts of interest the Conservative leader claims do not exist. People from the private sector are joining the government to help us build things and create jobs. We are proud of the people working in the Major Projects Office, and he should not insult them.”
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Mr. Speaker, the Leader of the Opposition should be careful not to assert a series of imagined conflicts of interest when he knows very well they do not exist. I am surprised that the leader of the Conservative Party would be shocked that people, men and women, who work in the private sector want to come to work in the government to support an ambitious building agenda, to put Canadians to work and to make our economy more resilient. We are proud of the women and men who have decided to serve our country in the Major Projects Office. He should be careful before casting aspersions on these hard-working people.

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