Hodgson dismisses Tories' major projects office conflict probe as 'conspiracy theory'
LeBlanc said disclosure could unfairly target companies as MPs pressed for details on seconded staff and conflict-of-interest safeguards.
- On Tuesday, Internal Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc argued before a joint parliamentary committee that the federal government should not publicly release the names of private-sector companies with employees seconded to the Major Projects Office .
- Conservative pipeline and energy critics Shannon Stubbs and Carol Anstey pressed the government during Question Period to disclose which private-sector companies have lent employees, citing months of concern about potential conflicts of interest.
- The MPO currently supports 18 projects and 10 strategies representing 200,000 jobs and more than $190 billion in investment, with CEO Dawn Farrell and LeBlanc defending the program as a standard practice since 1971.
- LeBlanc committed to providing the committee with the total number of private-sector employees seconded to the office and usage rates for conflict-of-interest screens, emphasizing all staff remain covered by Treasury Board guidelines.
- Federal Energy Minister Tim Hodgson dismissed Conservative questions as 'conspiracy theories,' while critic Cody argued that Canadians deserve assurance seconded employees are not advancing their own companies' interests or working against competitors.
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Hodgson dismisses Tories’ major projects office conflict probe as ‘conspiracy theory’
OTTAWA — Federal Energy Minister Tim Hodgson accused the Tories today of peddling conspiracy theories as they asked questions about who the Liberals are seconding to work at the government's major projects office. Conservative pipeline and energy criti...
Winnipeg Free Press
Hodgson dismisses Tories' major projects office conflict probe as 'conspiracy theory'
OTTAWA - Federal Energy Minister Tim Hodgson accused the Tories today of peddling conspiracy theories as they asked questions about who the Liberals are seconding to work at the government's major projects office.
Major Projects should not release names of companies with employees working for office: LeBlanc
The names of private sector companies with employees working at the Major Projects Office should not be publicly released, argued Internal Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc at a joint parliamentary committee Tuesday.
Major Projects Office CEO, LeBlanc won’t release names of private sector companies with staff working there
The names of private sector companies with employees working at the Major Projects Office should not be publicly released, argued Internal Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc at a joint parliamentary committee Tuesday.
The Toronto Star
Mark Carney’s Major Projects Office won’t disclose firms supplying staff, lacks independent conflict oversight
Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre suggested in question period that the arrangement opens the door to obvious conflict of interest.
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