Public Accounts committee  I think it's important to speak to the fact that we encourage small business to do business with the Government of Canada. What's important is that if a business is doing business with the government, it is operating ethically, operating in accordance with the rules and getting c

Public Accounts committee  I think the committee is aware that there are various investigations under way with regard to the actions that have been identified both in the Auditor General's report and in the ombudsman's report, and there's a management action plan that has been put in place by those departm

Government Operations committee  As I highlighted, from a Treasury Board policy perspective, there are requirements regarding the performance and the management of performance of our contractors, particularly that there's monitoring and oversight in place to ensure that contractors are performing to the requirem

Government Operations committee  Thank you for the question. I've highlighted throughout the testimony that our new directive puts a stronger focus on ensuring that procurements are managed in a way that delivers real results for Canadians. It's consistent with our socio-economic and environmental objectives. O

Government Operations committee  Thank you for the question. I would be remiss to speak to specific examples that are outside my areas of expertise. Perhaps my colleagues within Shared Services Canada or Public Services and Procurement Canada can speak to real examples in which they obtain value from some of th

Government Operations committee  Unfortunately, I can't provide an opinion on the particular question, but I would say no. Our policies related to procurement also reiterate values that are highlighted in the values and ethics code of the public sector. There are requirements, and there is a directive on conflic

Government Operations committee  Thank you for the question, Mr. Chair. Unfortunately, I cannot speak for the chief nursing officer. If there is a question regarding their practices, you may wish to invite them to speak to the committee.

Government Operations committee  Thank you for the question. I would say that departments that are making decisions regarding nursing services would likely look to a variety of areas of information to support their decision. That may include the chief nursing officer, but I can't speak to the specific role or

Government Operations committee  Thank you for the question. As was mentioned, the procurement policy highlights and encourages, in fact, broader considerations for socio-economic and environmental considerations within procurement. This means that departments are actively encouraged, under the Treasury Board'

Government Operations committee  Thank you for the question. An element of our procurement policy is that procurements must be delivering a best value for taxpayers. That's an important element of what we have. I think we've reiterated quite heavily here that the decision for the majority of procurements rests

Government Operations committee  Thank you for the question. If you've brought forward particular examples and specifics of contracts that you would like to investigate, you may be interested in inviting the particular departments responsible for those contracts and those decisions to speak to the decisions th

Government Operations committee  Thank you for the question. I would say, from a broad perspective, I'm not familiar with the policy that sets out a particular criterion or set of requirements, but perhaps our colleagues in Shared Services Canada or PSPC may want to speak to the particular decision-making that

Government Operations committee  I'll speak first from a policy perspective, and then my colleague, Mollie, may wish to speak from a practice perspective. From a policy perspective, it's important that procurements that are put in place are actively being managed from a performance perspective. We're very clear

Government Operations committee  Thank you for the question. I would make two points. One is that, of course, the Department of Finance is responsible for funding decisions, but broadly, as was previously highlighted at this committee, TBS is engaging in a strategic review. I don't have the details regarding th

Government Operations committee  Thank you for the question. Without getting into the specifics of the program delivery for Indigenous Services Canada and health care in the north, what I would say is that in many cases, as I mentioned in my remarks, supplementing our professional public service is an important