I would like to thank the minister for appearing in front of our committee again today. Thanks to all the officials for being here as well.
Minister, I would like to continue on the topic we're discussing right now. I'd like to address some of the concerns that have been raised about building back better and returning to normal. There have been lots of legitimate concerns discussed on how Canada comes through the pandemic. Of course, as we have been discussing, these include considerations that need to be taken into account to address shortcomings that have been experienced by underrepresented groups. Effectively, there are groups that have historically been discluded and discounted from procurement competitions.
Minister, I was hoping you could outline how you and your department are engaging in a more meaningful and impactful way with identified groups to provide greater diversity of both access to and participation in Canada's procurement space.