Francis Drouin at the Government Operations and Estimates Committee

On June 9th, 2016. See this statement in context.

June 9th, 2016 / 4 p.m.

Liberal

Francis Drouin Liberal Glengarry—Prescott—Russell, ON

Thank you, Mr. Chair.

I want to focus on the procurement process and modernizing procurement. If I recall, in 2012, with regard to the MSVS program, there was an issue with the RFP. The government at the time had to cancel it four minutes before the bid closed. What worries me is bringing confidence to the industry, that, yes, they can do business with the Government of Canada when it comes to military procurement. Apparently, this had to do with Treasury Board approval.

Can you assure this committee that this won't happen again and can you explain the steps the government has taken to ensure that this doesn't happen again?

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