I would like to reiterate that my role as Treasury Board president is to ensure that, from a governance perspective, there are policies, practices and procedures in place to make sure there are responsible procurement practices in the public service. Within just four and a half months of being appointed, I took some steps to ensure that this was the case by issuing the guidelines for procurement from third parties, as well as undertaking a spending review.
On November 30th, 2023. See this statement in context.