Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I thank the witnesses for their presentations.
My question is for all of you. I would like to talk about the process through which bids are assessed. Earlier this week, we heard our public servants tell us that bids are evaluated in light of technical and financial components.
Under our trade agreements, would the government be able to add a third component in evaluating bids that are outside the set-aside programs? For instance, could it add a criterion to assess how many jobs will be created, or could it add a criterion taking the performance of enterprises into account?