Mr. Speaker, and also David Nicholson who just happened to do the work on the other untendered contract.
I will try again with the Solicitor General.
There are four exceptions for sole sourcing a contract: it must be valued at less than $25,000; there must be an emergency; only one supplier can do the work; or it is not in the public interest to solicit bids.
Can the Solicitor General tell us which of these four exceptions was cited when the contract was awarded to his friend's firm?