Government Operations committee  The green procurement policy provides for value for money. So taking account of the cost and the availability, quality, and performance, there would be a determination as to what the requirement would be, and there would be a competitive process. As we saw of that process, it may

Government Operations committee  I think it would be factored in, in terms of the cost of the product. So when the bids come in, you would find that because there would be a significant transportation cost, the bidder—

Government Operations committee  No, it isn't.

Government Operations committee  Yes.

Government Operations committee  The procurement will be done respecting our trade agreement obligations. So under those obligations under NAFTA or the Agreement on Internal Trade, you wouldn't be able to identify “local” as a requirement in that procurement. It would be a competitive process.

Government Operations committee  The trade agreement obligations do not allow you to identify it as a criterion in the procurement process.

Government Operations committee  When we look at the bundling of government purchases, the green procurement policy certainly provides the opportunity to identify the interest of the government to have a supplier take back the packaging.

Government Operations committee  Depending on the commodity, certainly that requirement can be built into the specifications.