Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Last August, the First Nations University of Canada and Global News did a joint study on indigenous procurement. It pointed out that, for 25 years, leaders of indigenous organizations have been warning your services and federal officials about shell companies that take advantage of the strategy. For example, non-indigenous businesses would pay a person identified as indigenous to impersonate their owner or use an indigenous business as a front to access the strategy and thus secure contracts.
First, have you witnessed this phenomenon? Second, does it happen often?