Francis Drouin at the Government Operations and Estimates Committee

On February 23rd, 2017. See this statement in context.

February 23rd, 2017 / 9:50 a.m.

Liberal

Francis Drouin Liberal Glengarry—Prescott—Russell, ON

Thank you, Mr. Chair

Ms. Robertson, you're off the hook, so it was easy with me.

I understand why CSIS and RCMP would invoke NSE. You are security organizations, so I completely understand.

Ms. Campbell and Mr. Breton, help me understand. When sole-sourcing a contract, there are a few conditions. If they are under $25,000, you can do that. If nobody else in the business can claim that they're doing that, you can issue an advance contract award. Then, if it's deemed in the national interest, you can invoke the national security exemption, which allows you to sole-source, but it doesn't mean that you have to sole-source.

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