Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I would like to ask you some questions about one program in particular: the Integrated Relocation Program.
Every year, 15,000 to 20,000 federal employees are moved under this program. The single contract has always been awarded to the same company since 1999, in spite of the investigations and the warnings given by the auditor general of the day. By limiting participation to a single contractor since 1999, the government has deprived many Canadian relocation management businesses of the opportunity to try to obtain this contract.
Since the contract is ending in November 2014, and given that it takes several months of organization among the various departments, have you received any instructions or heard any rumours about the minister's intention of implementing an open tendering process?