Pierre Paul-Hus at the Government Operations and Estimates Committee

On May 12th, 2021. See this statement in context.

May 12th, 2021 / 5:50 p.m.

Conservative

Pierre Paul-Hus Conservative Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles, QC

I can understand that some processes have been accelerated from what is normally done, but we're talking about advances of tens of millions of dollars.

Does the Minister of Public Services and Procurement Canada have the authority to authorize an advance, an advance payment, or does this require Treasury Board approval?

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