The Committee resumed consideration of the motion of Damien C. Kurek, — That pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(h)(vii) and to the committee's current study to review the safeguards which are in place to avoid and prevent conflicts of interest and federal government procurement contracting, grant contribution and other expenditures, the Chair be instructed to write a letter to each member of cabinet requiring they disclose whether they had knowledge of the personal relationships between those listed and WE, Me to We Corporation, WE Charity, WE Education for Children Limited, WE Villages, WE Schools, the ME to WE Foundation, the WE Charity Foundation, ME to WE Asset Holdings Inc., ME to WE Property Management Inc., ME to WE Style Inc., or any other entity created by Mark Kielburger, Craig Kielburger or both of them prior to the cabinet's decision to award the administration of the Canada student services grant to the WE Charity Foundation.

a) Justin Trudeau and his family;

b) Bill Morneau and his family;

c) Katie Telford or Seamus O'Regan

Additionally, the letter should require that all members of cabinet disclose whether they, their families or their relatives have connections to WE, ME to We Corporation, WE Charity, WE Education for Children Limited, WE Villages, WE Schools, the ME to WE Foundation, the WE Charity Foundation, ME to WE Asset Holdings Inc., ME to WE Property Management Inc., ME to WE Style Inc., or any other entity created by Mark Kielburger, Craig Kielburger or both of them,

That a response be ordered within a week of the receipt of this letter but no later than two weeks after the adoption of this motion.

After debate, the question was put on the motion and it was negatived on the following recorded division:

YEAS: Michael Barrett, Eric Duncan, Rhéal Éloi Fortin, Damien Kurek — 4;

NAYS: Charlie Angus, Élisabeth Brière, Han Dong, Francis Drouin, Greg Fergus, Brenda Shanahan — 6.