We were clear at the Treasury Board that when departments were lessening upfront controls in order to respond to the national public health emergency, back-end controls, such as documenting decision-making, took on even greater decision-making importance.
We, at Treasury Board, communicated this direction in writing to deputy heads. It was necessary for these flexibilities to be in place in order to do the procurements. By the same token, the departments were obliged to ensure that they were writing down and documenting the decisions they were making.