Mr. Cameron MacDonald at the Government Operations and Estimates Committee

On November 7th, 2023. See this statement in context.

November 7th, 2023 / 5:55 p.m.

Former Director General, Business Application Services Directorate, Canada Border Services Agency

I have been made aware that Botler is an approved vendor. They became, as far as I understand, an approved vendor, but on a pre-qualified list, which is not a standing offer with the Government of Canada, and they did so only, to my understanding, in Q3 of 2021, well after I signed the TA.

Also, I think in Mr. Firth's testimony he said that he helped them to qualify on this invitation-to-qualify list. I'm not aware of Botler's—

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