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House Hansard - 75

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 19, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 75 - May/19/22
Mrs. Julie Vignola
  • May/19/22 7:26:22 p.m.
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Madam Chair, there is not actually any competition when there is only Cisco and resellers of Cisco products. Competition would involve companies that sell something other than Cisco products. How many contracts have been offered to companies that sell something other than Cisco products?
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Context: House Hansard - 75 - May/19/22
Mrs. Julie Vignola
  • May/19/22 7:28:43 p.m.
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Madam Chair, the government is paying a fortune for tenders that allow companies such as Cisco and Microsoft to secure a monopoly. Why should taxpayers be paying a fortune to line the pockets of foreign companies? They are often the same ones. They are the ones with huge profit margins, not the resellers, which get 65% discounts on products in order to do business with the government. If there is open competition with other companies, it is an 85% discount. When a specific company is getting an exclusive contract, why does that company not offer the same discounts that it gives to its resellers?
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Context: House Hansard - 75 - May/19/22
Mrs. Julie Vignola
  • May/19/22 9:51:24 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, a simple analysis will show that Shared Services Canada purchased more than $900 million in Cisco products, either directly through Cisco or from its resellers. How many open and generic tenders for network devices, including LAN switches, routers or Wi-Fi devices, have been won by Cisco resellers in Canada since Shared Services Canada was established?
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