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James Bezan

Member of Parliament
Conservative

Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman
Manitoba
Voting Attendance: 67%
Expenses Last Quarter: $140,796.07

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Mr. James Bezan (Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman, CPC)

Feb/1/23 3:10:02 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, that was another bad answer from a random Liberal. After eight years of the Prime Minister, Canadians are struggling like they never have before, but if one is a Liberal lobbyist or a high-priced consultant, it has never been better. For the fifth time, these Liberals have been found guilty of breaking our ethics laws, which was done twice by the Prime Minister. This time, the trade minister was caught shovelling money to her good friend and CBC pundit Amanda Alvaro, who was also on the trade minister's campaign team. Will the Prime Minister fire the trade minister and make her pay back the $17,000 she gave to her BFF?

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Context: House Hansard - 83 - Jun/7/22

Mr. James Bezan (Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman, CPC)

Jun/7/22 3:08:53 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, when it comes to ethics violations, the Liberal government has already reached the super elite status. Whether it is a $1-billion sweetheart deal with WE Charity or SNC-Lavalin bullying, clam scam nepotism or the $200,000 illegal vacation by the Prime Minister, it is as though the Liberals are competing for who can be the most unethical. Now the Minister of International Trade knew Amanda Alvaro was a close friend who ran her election campaign, and yet she awarded her a $17,000 contract anyway. When will the minister quit blaming her own department officials and take ownership of and responsibility for her own scandal?

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Context: House Hansard - 82 - Jun/6/22

Mr. James Bezan (Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman, CPC)

Jun/6/22 3:05:13 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the trade minister really needs to brush up on her ethics rules. I would like to remind her that ministers are forbidden from advancing the interests of their close personal friends. This contract is not in dispute. The problem is that the minister awarded $17,000 to Amanda Alvaro, who describes the minister as a “dear friend” and who also ran the minister's election campaign in 2017. Will the minister admit she broke ethics rules, and will she co-operate fully with the Ethics Commissioner’s investigation?

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Context: House Hansard - 82 - Jun/6/22

Mr. James Bezan (Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman, CPC)

Jun/6/22 3:02:49 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the Minister of International Trade needs to explain how a close personal friend wound up $17,000 dollars richer after giving the minister a couple of days of media training. Documents tabled in the House show that in April 2020, the minister hired a PR firm run by Liberal insider and CBC pundit Amanda Alvaro just a month after the COVID-19 pandemic began, at a time when many Canadian small businesses were struggling just to survive. The minister needs to come clean. Why did she award a lucrative contract to someone who describes her as a “dear friend”?

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