Jean-Yves Roy at the Government Operations and Estimates Committee

On February 26th, 2009. See this statement in context.

February 26th, 2009 / noon

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Jean-Yves Roy Bloc Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia, QC

I am sorry to interrupt you, Mr. McGrath.

My question is very specific. SNC-Lavalin has contracts for 344 federal buildings. Why did we not award those contracts to 344 small and medium enterprises? Finally, SNC-Lavalin is doing PWGSC's job. SNC-Lavalin is playing the role of an intermediary between Public Works and Government Services and the small enterprises that have contracts. Why were these contracts not awarded to 344 small businesses rather than to one single entity called SNC-Lavalin, which is exploiting the small and medium enterprises? The question is clear.

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