Emilio Franco at the Government Operations and Estimates Committee

May 26th, 2026 / 5:10 p.m.

Executive Director, Procurement and Materiel Directorate, Treasury Board Secretariat

The PSPC's policy speaks to which minister has to approve those exceptions. In the case of a procurement that's within a department's jurisdiction, it's that department's minister. If it's a procurement that comes to PSPC, it's both the minister of that department and the minister of PSPC.

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