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Government Operations committee  I think Newfoundland and Labrador was amongst the first to bring diversity procurement into its offshore oil extraction. I think Newfoundland and Labrador is actually leading the way. The City of Toronto has been mentioned. B.C. had an Olympic commitment for diversity. There were

December 12th, 2017Committee meeting

Dr. Barbara Orser

Government Operations committee  I would think many of the points we have raised would apply to our military and defence, and it gets back to the comments about the oil sands. Here rests an opportunity, perhaps, for more proactive outreach. There is a women in defence small business community, but I wonder if th

December 12th, 2017Committee meeting

Dr. Barbara Orser

Government Operations committee  Meeting, talking, recognizing who their supplier base is, and their skills competencies in terms of delivering product, innovation, and the service process.... Yes, it would be more dialogue, and getting to know each other, but in a proactive way.

December 12th, 2017Committee meeting

Dr. Barbara Orser

Government Operations committee  I think that would be my key takeaway—in a proactive way across all sectors.

December 12th, 2017Committee meeting

Dr. Barbara Orser

Government Operations committee  During these interesting NAFTA times, the U.S. has 25% for procurement, so I would see that as simply meeting the process and practices of our largest trading partner.

December 12th, 2017Committee meeting

Dr. Barbara Orser

Government Operations committee  I think all are concerned about red tape, but I know that the private sector also requires demonstrative certification. Again I go back to the comment about WEConnect and WBE. They are certifying with deep dives these businesses, so there is far little opportunity to window dress

December 12th, 2017Committee meeting

Dr. Barbara Orser

Government Operations committee  Correct. Absolutely.

December 12th, 2017Committee meeting

Dr. Barbara Orser

Government Operations committee  I think in Canada we could do better than that. If we're building a brand new made-in-Canada product, we need not replicate. There are opportunities to recognize that as women dilute ownership in their firm with equity and they grow their firm, it would be to our loss to lose tho

December 12th, 2017Committee meeting

Dr. Barbara Orser

Government Operations committee  With the suggestion that of course it would have to be beta-tested within a small envelope.... The current system is based on compliance, with heavy legalese. Your procurement officers are bound to meet the terms of that obligation. I think there is opportunity to look at innovat

December 12th, 2017Committee meeting

Dr. Barbara Orser

Government Operations committee  I think the good people who vet these contracts are bound by those obligations. We may have aspirations at this table to include more SMEs, but when it comes down to adjudicating those contracts, what's on paper is their obligation. To begin to bring out pockets of that kind of p

December 12th, 2017Committee meeting

Dr. Barbara Orser

Government Operations committee  An immediate one would be the BCIP. It would be very easy to look at the contracts let to date—as I said, there are fewer than 200; you could do that manually—to give you a sense—

December 12th, 2017Committee meeting

Dr. Barbara Orser

Government Operations committee  No, but I'm saying that this could be done yesterday, very easily. Then, if it was women business owners, I would look at those sectors where they are well represented, professional services. You could do that regionally, to be more conservative, and be creative in looking at th

December 12th, 2017Committee meeting

Dr. Barbara Orser

Government Operations committee  I can think back to Suncor and some of their world-class initiatives that led the market and brought women into the trades. It was not—

December 12th, 2017Committee meeting

Dr. Barbara Orser

Government Operations committee  Right. Indigenous, of course.... It wasn't just procurement. It was a training initiative, and a regional commitment. I would suggest that, yes, we could learn a lot from those organizations, because it was not just procurement-based.

December 12th, 2017Committee meeting

Dr. Barbara Orser

Government Operations committee  Merci. I think I'll take that from a municipal perspective. We know that the City of Toronto is really becoming a world leader in diversity procurement. We know there are practices at the municipal level that the federal government can learn from. Part of that is what we qualify

December 12th, 2017Committee meeting

Dr. Barbara Orser