Ny NV 4 SH Droits et Démocratie Soormashermaateee ‘May 27,2010 BY COURIER Carmen DePape (Coramitte Clerk ‘Standing Committee on Foreign Affirs ‘and International Development Re: Documents requested by Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and international Development regarding Rights & Democracy Dear Ms. DePape, Following your communication with Rights & Democracy on March 29, 2010 and on April 21, 2010, please find attached the documents requested by the Standing Committee on Foreign ‘Affairs and International Development regarding its study of the situation at Rights & Democracy. Included are ¥ Contract between Rights & Democracy and Samson Beair/Deloite & Touche Contract between Rights & Democracy and Prima Communications Contract between Rights & Democracy and Borden Ladner Gervais However, I don’t have any contrat for Ogilvy Renault and Woods LLP. 1. Any reports that have been produced by the above-listed firms. With regard to the retainer with SIRCO, I can confirm that, on February 15, 2010, Rights and Democracy retained the fm SIRCO to conduct an investigation. The SIRCO investigation has ‘ot been completed. The report will form the basis of our defence in litigation instituted against Rights and Democracy by its former employees and in other ciumstances, would be privileged and confidential. Therefore, it would be highly prejudicial to Rights and Democracy, and compromise its postion before the courts, if the retainer leter was disclosed prior to the ‘completion of the investigation and prior tothe conclusion ofthe litigation. Premature disclosure of the retainer letter would significantly undermine the purpose ofthe investigation and is value ‘would be lost. Rights and Democracy wishes to co-operate full with the Committe and would prefer to provide the Committe wit a copy of the retainer agreement once the litigation bas been ‘completed or, befor, if t becomes public in the course ofthe litigation ‘The forensic audit report from Samson BelarDeloite & Touche will be finalized sometime in ‘the month of June at which point it wil be provided tothe Committe. ov) bo ease at es 100, Mera Otc Canta 2.4 | TA (6) 285 603 | TF 1) TD | cenIn addition, the financial information requested by one member of the Commitee i provided in the following able: ‘Supplier Tavolee # Tavolce #2 Total “Amount Period ‘Amount | Period Prima Communications _| $14,963.76 _18/02-08/04 $14,463.76 [Ogilvy Renault ‘$37,392.80 | uni March 31" $37,392.80 ‘Borden Ladner Gervais $230,743.55 | until March 31* $230,743.55 ‘Woods LLP $6,781.61 | until March 317 $6,781.61 ‘Semon Belair7 19 Delete & Touche | $68,91936| 19102-1903] $51,739.19 ovo4| $120,658.55 T7N2- SIRCO Solutions | $64,960.84] 29001-8103 31/03 | $91,983.72 2. You wll find below additional details that you requested in your leter of May 11", Honoraria paid to Mr. Gauthier during the time he was interim president: 56,7008 “Me. Gauthier has charged the amount of honoraria per day as prescribed in the decree number CP. 2010-196. For the period between January 15 - January 31, Mr. Gauthier charged 3258 a dey, the fee usually charged to the members of the Bow uf Deets, Payments to Mr. Navarro-Génie (Board Member) while ating as an advisor to Mr. Gauthier including deals of his assignment: 2,925S. 1 don't have the details of his assignment ‘A copy of the performance evaluation of Rémy Beauregard. I don’t have a copy of the performed evaluations of Remy Beauregard in my possession, 1 would sugges thatthe Standing ‘Commitee contact tte Privy Couneil Office. The PCO should have the evaluation Indications of any recent changes in the By-Law (1). You will find attacked a copy of the amendment of Right and Democracy By-Law (1) approved bythe Board on March 26,2010 | trust this information will prove satisfactory tothe Members of the Commitee. Sincerely, Gerard Latulippe President