First, thank you, everyone, for being here today.
We have a framework to manage our procurement. We have laws, regulations, government-wide policies, directives and guidelines. We also have department policies and guidelines. If I may, I might share a chart with all members that shows that we have those mechanisms in place. We continue to look into them, how we can strengthen them.
Also, I have to say that, in the past few weeks, we've had a chance to start looking into how we will address this. We have internal audit reviews done frequently, and I trust those will be given a chance. We'll look at what we have done, internally. We also know the ombudsman for procurement will have an opportunity to share his recommendations. As we all voted for, the Auditor General will also examine this, if she wishes to look into this, and review the contracts with McKinsey. I also welcome the recommendations of the committee.
I believe Canadians expect our government to have strong procurement policies.