Patty Hajdu at the Indigenous and Northern Affairs Committee

On March 25th, 2022. See this statement in context.

March 25th, 2022 / 1:55 p.m.

Liberal

Patty Hajdu Liberal Thunder Bay—Superior North, ON

Thank you, MP Idlout.

You are right. As the Government of Canada we have a very aggressive procurement target of 5% overall. Some departments have not reached that 5%, but in our department, Indigenous Services Canada, 9.7% of the materials and services that we procure are from indigenous businesses.

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