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House Hansard - 149

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
January 30, 2023 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 149 - Jan/30/23
Hon. Helena Jaczek (Minister of Public Services and Procurement, Lib.)
  • Jan/30/23 2:49:57 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I want to assure the House yet again that procurement contracts must adhere to Treasury Board policies and directives, which are intended to ensure that contracts are awarded in a fair, open and transparent manner. Given the volume of government procurement, controls are in place at various levels based on contract value, risk and complexity. Following recent concerns about contracts provided to McKinsey, we are undertaking a full review of all procurements with this company. Details are still being finalized but the intent will be to verify if these procurements were conducted in accordance with Treasury Board policies and directives.
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Context: House Hansard - 149 - Jan/30/23
Hon. Ahmed Hussen (Minister of Housing and Diversity and Inclusion, Lib.)
  • Jan/30/23 2:57:24 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, one of the most important duties of any member of Parliament is to communicate with their riding. That is why members of Parliament are permitted to use their operating budgets to hire service providers to help them communicate with their constituents. In this case, a small business in Toronto was hired by my constituency office to offer assistance in providing communication services to my constituents. Let me be clear: The rules were followed. The contract with this organization was publicly disclosed and the Office of the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner has advised that there is no conflict of interest.
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