Government Operations committee  Where the program adds a lot of value, and where this kind of process adds a lot of value, is that it's an independent third party verification of performance in aboriginal relations, including procurement. It's verified by an aboriginal verifier, and the level of performance is

Government Operations committee  It's a program that comes from some of our research. The aboriginal business survey that Max has referred to has identified some of the key needs aboriginal businesses and entrepreneurs face in starting and growing their businesses. In response to that, we have launched an onlin

Government Operations committee  Absolutely. Thank you very much for throwing me a bit more time on that one there as well. The Australian government procurement, indigenous procurement policy, started July 2015. It has three main parts. A targeted number of contracts need to be awarded to indigenous business

Government Operations committee  Two minutes, thank you very much, Chair. My name is Josh Riley. As you might have picked up from my accent, I'm from Australia. I'm an Australian aboriginal. It's definitely a lot warmer there than it is in Ottawa. It's much colder here, as Max said. As a Wiradjuri person, I'd j