There are some limited circumstances—and, as I said, 95% of all of the contracts we sign at DND are done through a competitive process—given the nature of, frankly, the work we do at the Department of National Defence, in which occasionally we have very limited options and there is some urgency to signing contracts. At the same time, that does not abrogate the responsibility for following the rules and being open and transparent. There are some very limited circumstances in which a non-competitive process is the appropriate way to get done what is required.
On June 6th, 2024. See this statement in context.