Information & Ethics committee  I would like to offer two clarifications. First, as I said earlier, we provide a service for federal government departments. The rental of the hotel came with a number of services, at the request of my colleagues at the Canada Border Services Agency, the CBSA. Those people are h

Information & Ethics committee  Absolutely, it was, for all the buildings that were owned by Mr. Guay. We had to bring electricity and additional water to the warehouse. All the infrastructure was put in place. Leasehold improvement is a big portion of the cost.

Information & Ethics committee  My colleague Lorenzo was talking about procurement contracts through which we buy material. We buy it, and then that national security exemption would apply. Here we're talking about leases. In these cases, there are no such clauses of national security exemption. This is solely

Information & Ethics committee  Thank you for the question. I think since PSPC is the supplier of services to the Government of Canada, we were not living the situation in Saint-Bernard‑de‑Lacolle. My colleagues of CBSA, IRCC and RCMP were living it. I don't know if Mr. Moor or Mr. Proulx would like to answ

Information & Ethics committee  My colleague Françoys will add to that, but in real property and in an operation like this.... As my colleague Mr. Moor mentioned, 400 people can cross the border each day. When we look at a situation like that and respond to our client's needs, they wouldn't want us to rent them

Information & Ethics committee  I am going to let you answer, Mr. Bernier, because you were working there in 2017.

Information & Ethics committee  For leases and leasehold improvements, the threshold is $36 million. It is therefore not necessary to get the approval of the minister or her office.

Information & Ethics committee  That is correct. We are talking about nine leases and leasehold improvements to those nine locations over a period of five years.

Information & Ethics committee  It has existed for several years.

Information & Ethics committee  Thank you for the question. As my colleague said, we offer an optional service. Our clients tell us their needs, we analyze them, and we look at what is offered on the market. We then ask experts in the department and outside experts to look at all the options. In this case, it

Information & Ethics committee  That is a very good question. For either buildings or land, Treasury Board policy always requires that they be leased at a price that corresponds to the market value. We therefore have an entire team that assesses the market value in a particular location. Then we negotiate, par

Information & Ethics committee  I'm going to turn the question over to Mr. Bernier, who works on this as director general for the Quebec region.

Information & Ethics committee  Good afternoon, Mr. Chair and committee members. Thank you for inviting Public Services and Procurement Canada to appear before you today to discuss the topic of the Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle border crossing. I'm joined today by Françoys Bernier, director general for the Quebec r

Veterans Affairs committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Desilets. Here is what I would suggest to the committee. Canada should take note of what is being done elsewhere, for example in the United States or other Commonwealth countries, such as the United Kingdom and Australia. These countries have already fac

Veterans Affairs committee  I'll give you a specific example. In the United Kingdom, if a tent is pitched, it is removed the evening of the same day. This is automatic and applies to everyone. In our case, it is not the city's police department that would remove the tent, but the RCMP...