Government Operations committee  I believe that GC Strategies was awarded sole-source contracts prior to the June 1 letter. It's important to make a distinction between a justification for awarding a sole-source contract subject to rules and an exemption granted for national security reasons when international

Government Operations committee  No. Some privately awarded contracts were issued before the letter.

Government Operations committee  Some contracts were awarded after the letter.

Government Operations committee  I can get back to you with the answer to that question, but generally speaking—

Government Operations committee  Absolutely.

Government Operations committee  I reported to the CBSA comptroller, who reported to the vice-president. That's why—

Government Operations committee  It's about 1,500 a year.

Government Operations committee  Thank you. Contracts contain very clear invoicing instructions. If the technical authority isn't satisfied with details in the invoice, they can return it and request additional details.

Government Operations committee  Thank you. People tend not to select themselves. The award was given for saving time. Essentially, the goal was to expedite the process while maintaining the same control measures as before. Of course, this assumed that technical authorities would be able to apply their own cont

Government Operations committee  You'd have to ask my colleagues in operations. I can say that there are ways to assess that.