Francis Drouin at the Government Operations and Estimates Committee

On April 30th, 2020. See this statement in context.

April 30th, 2020 / 3:50 p.m.

Liberal

Francis Drouin Liberal Glengarry—Prescott—Russell, ON

Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.

I will share my speaking time with my esteemed colleague from Hull—Aylmer, Mr. Fergus.

My first question is for Mr. Ieraci, and Mr. Jeglic can add a few comments.

Mr. McCauley talked a little bit about the complexity of contracts offered to SMEs. We did a study in the past on the general terms and conditions of these contracts. Have you seen any improvement as a result of the modernization of procurement? Were those terms and conditions taken into account when dealing with SMEs? How does this relate to SME access to procurement in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic?

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