Madam Chair, I do not think my question had anything to do with negotiations with Davie.
How many years did it take for Irving and Seaspan to qualify?
House of Commons photoLost her last election, in 2025, with 29% of the vote.
Business of Supply May 19th, 2022
Madam Chair, I do not think my question had anything to do with negotiations with Davie.
How many years did it take for Irving and Seaspan to qualify?
Business of Supply May 19th, 2022
Madam Chair, sometimes my memory plays tricks on me.
How many years did it take for Irving and Seaspan to qualify?
Business of Supply May 19th, 2022
Madam Chair, if things are going so well, when will the qualification be made official?
Business of Supply May 19th, 2022
Madam Chair, in August or September 2019, it was announced that the Davie shipyard had pre-qualified for the national shipbuilding strategy.
What is the current status of negotiations? What is holding them up?
Business of Supply May 19th, 2022
Madam Chair, the government is paying a fortune for tenders that allow companies such as Cisco and Microsoft to secure a monopoly. Why should taxpayers be paying a fortune to line the pockets of foreign companies?
They are often the same ones. They are the ones with huge profit margins, not the resellers, which get 65% discounts on products in order to do business with the government. If there is open competition with other companies, it is an 85% discount. When a specific company is getting an exclusive contract, why does that company not offer the same discounts that it gives to its resellers?
Business of Supply May 19th, 2022
Madam Chair, what is being done to ensure that there is no dumping by any company to undercut the competition?
Business of Supply May 19th, 2022
Madam Chair, Cisco is not the only company in Canada that meets international Internet and other technology standards. We should break out of this cycle.
Shared Services Canada has requested an additional $60 million for its 2022-23 budget. What is the reason for this? How much of that will go to Cisco or to a company that resells Cisco products?
Business of Supply May 19th, 2022
Madam Chair, there is not actually any competition when there is only Cisco and resellers of Cisco products. Competition would involve companies that sell something other than Cisco products.
How many contracts have been offered to companies that sell something other than Cisco products?
Business of Supply May 19th, 2022
Madam Chair, I would like the minister to tell me what measures are in place to ensure the best price from Cisco when only that company can bid.
Business of Supply May 19th, 2022
Madam Chair, we have talked about Cisco and sole-source procurement several times at the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates, and I have asked the minister about it.
What concrete action have the department and the minister taken to ensure that the government receives the best available prices for computer equipment?