Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Thank you to our witnesses for joining us today.
Minister Fraser, you indicated that you have been serving as the minister of IRCC since 2021. You've also indicated that you are aware of the McKinsey contracts. It seems that you would have even been briefed on them.
Last Monday, we heard from the procurement ombudsman that there was a contract awarded to McKinsey that had irregularities. I will quote what he stated: “Mandatory criteria were inadequately defined, and were not limited to the essential qualifications.”
When a department purposefully defines criteria in such a way that only one company can fulfill them, do you think that circumvents the open and fair contracting practice that your department is supposed to adhere to?