Public Accounts committee  Yes, Mr. Chairman. The plan is very clear, the mandate is clear, and we are now framing this into our terms of reference that all deputies will sign onto. It sanctions the tier structure I described, the roles and responsibilities. Maybe Mr. Ring wants to add a few words on how

Public Accounts committee  Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for the question. I would say the approach we will take in the secretariat is that we are going to focus on the tasks and priorities outlined in the seven-point action plan. We will look at the work that has been carried out for the F-35 program, and th

Public Accounts committee  I'll say a few words using the one-pager that I appended to my remarks, and I'll let Mr. Ring expand on this. The technical authority, in this case DND, could be another department. If it were a vaccine, it could be PHAC, Health Canada. Essentially, it comes up with the basic re

Public Accounts committee  I would like to note, Mr. Chairman, that we didn't really have a problem with the findings, the facts put forward by the OAG, so this is something that's important. There was really no recommendation directed at Public Works; it was directed at DND. I'll just mention that. The b

Public Accounts committee  Thank you for the question. Mr. Chairman, the OAG noted that the file up to this point had characteristics of a department working in a silo. So the first point I would make is that the secretariat would adhere to the structure that I described earlier and will bring people toge

Public Accounts committee  Yes. I'll say a few words and then I'll turn to Mr. Ring, who actually administers the acquisition program. The only point I would make is that sole source is a legitimate procurement strategy under certain conditions. Mr. Ring will explain the general approach to sole-sourcin

Public Accounts committee  Thank you for the question. As I mentioned earlier, the secretariat at the working level will draw from the various departments, so they will be co-located. It's quite obvious to me that if people are together, instead of being separated in their respective departments, they're

Public Accounts committee  Thank you for the question. I explained this Tuesday, when I was before the committee, that when the Auditor General came before the committee he stated, and I quoted him, that some due diligence had been applied by Public Works. I also explained that the reason we had a disagr