Thank you, Madam Chair.
Good morning, gentlemen.
My first question concerns technology services and a presentation that was recently made to the Ottawa Centre for Research and Innovation. The integration of information technology services, such as the shared services initiative, was promoted and the consolidation of contracts talked about. Some information technology is also managed by PWGSC. Minister, this is a document that was presented by Mr. Steven Poole on March 5.
The grouping together of contracts or purchases means giving a single person or business all the technology services supply contracts. Have you studied the impact of this grouping on small- and medium-size enterprises wishing to do business with PWGSC?