Francis Drouin at the Government Operations and Estimates Committee

On July 23rd, 2020. See this statement in context.

July 23rd, 2020 / 2:35 p.m.

Liberal

Francis Drouin Liberal Glengarry—Prescott—Russell, ON

Yes, for now. I'm sure we'll get another opportunity to discuss this.

With regard to procurement—you mentioned this in the opening of your remarks on PPE—the department has now decided to contract out to a larger audience, if we can say this.

I'm assuming you're getting a handle on PPE and whatnot, and now you can go out to the broader public. You've mentioned the potential RFP that's going to indigenous communities, which they will be able to bid on, and I'm assuming.... Are we using the set-aside program for this, or...?

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