Carla Qualtrough at the Government Operations and Estimates Committee

I was pleased to see that prompt payment made it into my mandate letter, because it shows our government's commitment to addressing this issue.

While 96% of our invoices from PSPC are paid within 30 days, we can always do better. We need to put in place structures that will make sure our subs are paid properly and promptly, not just properly. That's a lesson from Phoenix—we have to pay people accurately and on time. We have to make sure there are mechanisms in the federal government to ensure that people are paid promptly.