Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Mr. Mills, Ms. Poulin and Mr. Naus, thank you for being here today.
As we talked about back in May, the office of supplier integrity and compliance replaced the previous integrity regime.
I have been a member of the House of Commons for five years, and I've often had occasion to see departments passing the buck. One is responsible for the act, another is responsible for its application, and another still makes sure that the policies, regulations and act are applied. However, none of them talk to one another, and none of them are accountable.
Is it the same for this office?
Could OSIC find that a department knew—but did not check—that a business was not indigenous-owned and accepted it anyway?
In a case like that, is the department penalized? Are there any binding measures to make sure that the department adheres to the requirements?