Earlier, my colleague Mr. Blanchette referred to the visit here by the Procurement Ombudsman. He indicated in his report that the Treasury Board Secretariat had set rules with regard to the awarding of procurement contracts, but that he felt that two-thirds of the contracts awarded by the various departments or organizations did not respect the parameters set by the Treasury Board Secretariat, even though they are mandatory rules. He stated that there were mandatory rules set by Treasury Board, but that the departments basically do whatever they like. That is on page 17 of his report.
On October 4th, 2011. See this statement in context.