I established the executive procurement review committee last October to address many of the findings in the OAG report and also in the current ombudsman's report.
This is to deal with the second line of defence, which was clearly lacking for us during the COVID period. Now, the executive procurement review committee looks at every single contract and every single task authorization above $40,000. We have about 1,500 contracts across the CBSA, so that's a significant requirement. This is about ensuring that we make this change stick and making sure that this applies across the agency as a whole. Maybe in time, if we start to see performance improving, we can raise those limits.
We have had over a dozen meetings; the committee meets, on average, at least once a week. We go through all of the different proposals. In the case of Mr. Vleeming's branch, a presentation will be made to the committee to say what we aim to do, and questions will be asked about whether that is compliant with the procurement controls and measures. We will ask the procurement directorate to give us assurance that it is completely compliant. It's there as a second line of defence to ensure this never happens again.