Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Public Works and Government Services.
Last week, all of the members of the Standing Committee on Government Operations, including those from the Liberal majority, vigorously spoke out against the fact that federal departments were awarding close to 40 per cent of contracts without calling for tenders. The committee members reached that conclusion after close to two years' study of the federal tendering process.
How does the minister explain that, after three and a half years, her government has been unable to obtain compliance with the
government's policies and directives, and has allowed $3.2 billion worth of contracts to be awarded annually without any tendering?