Pat Martin at the Government Operations and Estimates Committee

On April 28th, 2009. See this statement in context.

April 28th, 2009 / 11:40 a.m.

NDP

Pat Martin NDP Winnipeg Centre, MB

Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, witnesses.

Mr. Reid, I noticed that in 2006 the Minister of Public Works, Michael Fortier, announced they were going to have vastly improved access for small and medium-sized businesses and that 40% of all government procurement would in fact be pointed towards, or made accessible to, SMEs. Have you noticed an appreciable difference in your ability to access procurement contracts since then? Does CATA feel the market is better for them in terms of accessing those contracts since that announcement?

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