Ms. Bourgeois, I know you know the answer, but I'm going to give it to you anyway. You know very well that, given the number of contracts awarded every year by the Department of Public Works and Government Services, the minister is not informed of each one. In fact, he is informed of virtually no awards.
Evidence of meeting #36 for Government Operations and Estimates in the 40th Parliament, 3rd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was know.
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