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Hon. Jean-Yves Duclos

Member of Parliament
Liberal

Québec
Quebec
Voting Attendance: 62%
Expenses Last Quarter: $169,298.52

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Context: House Hansard - 280 - Feb/12/24

Hon. Jean-Yves Duclos (Minister of Public Services and Procurement, Lib.)

Feb/12/24 3:01:38 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, it would have been a scandal if the Canadian government had not assumed its responsibility to protect the health and safety of people, including in the riding of Lévis—Lotbinière, where the jobs of hundreds of people depended on efficient and fast transportation at the U.S. border, where $1 billion in trade takes place every day. Nevertheless, the Auditor General's recommendations from this morning are troubling. We will continue to move forward to implement them in the coming weeks.

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Context: House Hansard - 280 - Feb/12/24

Hon. Jean-Yves Duclos (Minister of Public Services and Procurement, Lib.)

Feb/12/24 2:53:53 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for this reminder of what the obligations of a responsible government are. A responsible government makes sure to protect the health and safety of its citizens, including in times of crisis like COVID-19, the worst health crisis since the last century and the worst economic crisis since the 1930s. We had to act quickly to save hundreds and even thousands of lives and billions of dollars in economic costs. That being said, in spite of all of that, the Auditor General of Canada, in her report and recommendations, describes an unacceptable situation. We need to do better next time.

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Context: House Hansard - 280 - Feb/12/24

Hon. Jean-Yves Duclos (Minister of Public Services and Procurement, Lib.)

Feb/12/24 2:51:24 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, in a time of crisis, a responsible government has two responsibilities; the first is to protect the health and safety of its citizens, and the second is to ensure the efficiency of its internal systems. What we know from COVID-19 is that $1 billion in economic costs to Canadians was incurred every day. What we also know is that hundreds of people were dying every week. However, at the same time, this is no excuse for the type of recommendation and finding that the Auditor General deposited today, and that is why we are going to continue to—

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Context: House Hansard - 280 - Feb/12/24

Hon. Jean-Yves Duclos (Minister of Public Services and Procurement, Lib.)

Feb/12/24 2:46:05 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, again, we thank the Auditor General for her important report, which we are grateful to have seen this morning. However, we have followed many of the recommendations that we find in that report, including improving evaluation requirements and work experience data, increasing record keeping on subcontracting work, and suspending authorities temporarily for task authorization until we are confident that better procedures are not only put into place but also better monitored.

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Context: House Hansard - 280 - Feb/12/24

Hon. Jean-Yves Duclos (Minister of Public Services and Procurement, Lib.)

Feb/12/24 2:29:21 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, as we said earlier, we are grateful to the Auditor General for her report, which was important and timely. We have accepted all her recommendations. Some of them have already been implemented over the last few weeks. Some are being implemented. We look forward to more opportunities to work with her, so that we can make our procurement system as transparent, equitable and fair as Canadians expect it to be.

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Context: House Hansard - 280 - Feb/12/24

Hon. Jean-Yves Duclos (Minister of Public Services and Procurement, Lib.)

Feb/12/24 2:23:31 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, as my colleague from public safety said earlier, we would like to thank the Auditor General and welcome her recommendations on the ArriveCAN application. Some of the report's recommendations have already been implemented. Some will be implemented soon, including the introduction of new measures to ensure that tasks and deliverables are clearly defined in future professional services contracts. We are committed to continuing to ensure that contracts are delivered in a fair, efficient and transparent manner.

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Context: House Hansard - 280 - Feb/12/24

Hon. Jean-Yves Duclos (Minister of Public Services and Procurement, Lib.)

Feb/12/24 2:20:53 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we thank the Auditor General of Canada and welcome her recommendations as part of the audit of the ArriveCAN app. Some of the report's recommendations have already been implemented. Others will be implemented soon, including the introduction of new measures to ensure that tasks and deliverables are clearly defined in future professional services contracts. We are committed to continuing to ensure that our government awards contracts openly, transparently and responsibly.

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