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House Hansard - 301

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
April 17, 2024 02:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 301 - Apr/17/24
Mr. Kristian Firth
  • Apr/17/24 3:59:47 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, for the first two years GC Strategies was in business, we actually were building corporate requirements. We were trying to get onto supply arrangements like TBIPS, SBIPS and ProServices, and all the mechanisms to go after business. Granted they were bluebirds, which basically means we had no idea these things were hitting the street. Then, shortly after winning the first two or three, one then starts getting corporate requirements, people start identifying the company as being good at one thing or good at the other, and then, at that point, one starts building credibility and so forth.
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Context: House Hansard - 301 - Apr/17/24
Mr. Blake Desjarlais
  • Apr/17/24 4:59:25 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I am inquiring as to the names of the companies that he has been the owner or co-owner of since 2011, while he has been doing business with the Government of Canada.
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Context: House Hansard - 301 - Apr/17/24
Mr. Garnett Genuis
  • Apr/17/24 5:24:22 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, what is that holdco, and does it do business with the Government of Canada?
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Context: House Hansard - 301 - Apr/17/24
Mr. Garnett Genuis
  • Apr/17/24 5:24:37 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, does it do business with the Government of Canada directly?
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Context: House Hansard - 301 - Apr/17/24
Mr. Kristian Firth
  • Apr/17/24 5:29:11 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, if we are doing government business, that is correct.
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Context: House Hansard - 301 - Apr/17/24
Ms. Elizabeth May
  • Apr/17/24 5:41:28 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I am pursuing evidence that the witness gave to the government operations committee on October 20. It is a very interesting skill set that the witness has, to obtain these various contracts. Mr. Firth said, “between my business partner Darren and me, we have 30 years of experience dealing with IT companies, whether we are dealing with independent consultants or we have had the luxury of dealing with true subject matter firms.... [We] build a network in which we know the people”. Is it the case that the business experience that gained him millions of dollars, to his personal benefit, amounts to him having an extensive Rolodex of people in the Ottawa area whom he entertains?
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