Veterans Affairs Committee on Feb. 9th, 2012

[The Chair, Conservative, Greg Kerr]

Okay, then. Go ahead.

[Wladyslaw Lizon, Conservative, Mississauga East—Cooksville, ON]

You mentioned that you won the contracts through a competitive process and you said that after a certain period it will be renewed. You will be notified for a year and then for another year, and then what happens afterwards? Will there be a new competitive process and new people will apply? Does it end? Is it capped somewhere?

[Carol Hurst]

That would be dependent on the Department of Veterans Affairs. Currently we won the existing contract with a procurement strategy of best overall proposal with a two-year contract with the option to renew for one year. After that, we don't know the future of the program and whether or not the deliverables will be the same.

So at this point in time--and I think for CanVet it will be the same--it's unknown to us what the future brings.

[Wladyslaw Lizon, Conservative, Mississauga East—Cooksville, ON]

Thank you very much.

[The Chair, Conservative, Greg Kerr]

Thank you on behalf of all the committee. Please have a safe trip home. We appreciate your information today. Thank you.

[Sean Casey, Liberal, Charlottetown, PE]

I have a point of order, Mr. Chairman, before we adjourn.

I would just note that Mr. Lizon received unanimous consent from the committee to ask a follow-up question. I think it's an excellent precedent and I hope a courtesy like that might be extended to other committee members in the future.

[The Chair, Conservative, Greg Kerr]

I remind you that our committee will meet back in its regular committee room next week at 3:30.

Thank you all.

We are adjourned.