Mr. Alexandre Martel at the Government Operations and Estimates Committee

On March 26th, 2024. See this statement in context.

March 26th, 2024 / 1:50 p.m.

Executive Director, Procurement, Canada Border Services Agency

I believe that GC Strategies was awarded sole-source contracts prior to the June 1 letter.

It's important to make a distinction between a justification for awarding a sole-source contract subject to rules and an exemption granted for national security reasons when international agreements exist.

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