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House Hansard - 324

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
June 4, 2024 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 324 - Jun/4/24
Hon. Jean-Yves Duclos (Minister of Public Services and Procurement, Lib.)
  • Jun/4/24 2:39:49 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for giving me another opportunity to thank the Auditor General for her very important work. The findings of her report are similar to those we already have seen and heard from Government of Canada agencies and committees of the House of Commons in recent months. In light of the previous findings, we have been taking action for over a year to put an end to all the standing offers, including those with companies similar to McKinsey.
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Context: House Hansard - 324 - Jun/4/24
Hon. Jean-Yves Duclos (Minister of Public Services and Procurement, Lib.)
  • Jun/4/24 2:46:10 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for asking this important question, which allows me to thank the Auditor General for her important work on this topic. The report comes to similar conclusions to those of the report that was released by the government last year. Based on those previous findings, we have been acting for more than a year to end the standing offers with McKinsey and all similar companies, as well as introducing stricter requirements for departments with their own contracting authorities.
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Context: House Hansard - 324 - Jun/4/24
Hon. Jean-Yves Duclos (Minister of Public Services and Procurement, Lib.)
  • Jun/4/24 2:47:26 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I am happy to repeat what I just said in the other official language. We thank the Auditor General of Canada for her important work on this file. The report reaches conclusions similar to those in the report that was released by the government last year. Nevertheless, we will continue to take the findings into account. For example, standing offers with McKinsey and all similar companies were cancelled a year ago, and we will continue to implement stricter requirements for departments that do their own contracting.
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Context: House Hansard - 324 - Jun/4/24
Hon. Jean-Yves Duclos (Minister of Public Services and Procurement, Lib.)
  • Jun/4/24 2:48:41 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I have answered this question multiple times now. I would just add that, in addition to what I have said, these contracts have been closely examined several times, including by the Auditor General. No indication of political interference was ever found. However, speaking of contracts, may I talk about dental care, about which the Conservative leader has nothing to say, because he believes and claims that it does not exist? Two million seniors in Canada have already registered for dental. Now, why is a Conservative leader misinforming and hurting seniors by telling them it does not exist?
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Context: House Hansard - 324 - Jun/4/24
Hon. Jean-Yves Duclos (Minister of Public Services and Procurement, Lib.)
  • Jun/4/24 3:00:19 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, this is another great opportunity to thank and congratulate the Auditor General on her important work. Her conclusions, of course, are similar to those we have been hearing in recent months. These conclusions have enabled us, over the past few months, to take those previous findings into account and take action to put an end to standing offers with McKinsey and all other similar companies. We are also introducing stricter and more legitimate requirements for all other government departments to do their own contracting.
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Context: House Hansard - 324 - Jun/4/24
Hon. Jean-Yves Duclos (Minister of Public Services and Procurement, Lib.)
  • Jun/4/24 3:01:36 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the member is absolutely right to draw attention to two things. The first is security. The second is spending. Let us begin with spending. The President of the Treasury Board has been very clear over the past few months. We are reducing professional services contracts by 15% to give the public service even more latitude and capacity to serve Canadians. When it comes to security, the Auditor General was very clear. She said that we needed more information and more capacity to store and share this information at the appropriate time.
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Context: House Hansard - 324 - Jun/4/24
Hon. Jean-Yves Duclos (Minister of Public Services and Procurement, Lib.)
  • Jun/4/24 3:13:22 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we are grateful to the Auditor General for her important report. Although the report comes to similar conclusions as the reports released by the government last year, it is obviously important input so that we can continue the work that we have done, such as making sure that we are, for instance, removing McKinsey and similar companies from standing offers. We are also introducing stricter requirements for other departments to do their own contracting in a way that guarantees integrity and confidence in our procurement process.
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