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Sukh Dhaliwal

Liberal on Business of Supply 2026-11-02

Replying to Mario Beaulieu (Bloc Québécois)

“Mr. Speaker, since the Prime Minister took office, six of the top 10 federal suppliers are headquartered in the United States. It has been reported that billions of dollars in contracts are still going to American companies, contracts worth a total of $7.8 billion, according to the Toronto Star. It has been reported that the percentage of contracts awarded to American companies is increasing. IBM was cited as an example of buying Canadian earlier because that company has a subsidiary in the member’s riding. How are these contracts divvied up? In my colleague’s opinion, what criteria should be used to ensure the government actually does buy Canadian?”

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Mr. Speaker, as I mentioned earlier, most of these projects have gone to Canadian companies. If we look at the numbers I talked about, between December 2025 and October 1, 2026, Public Services and Procurement Canada awarded a total of 1,644 contracts worth roughly $23 billion. Of these, 1,342 contracts, representing about $17.7 billion, were awarded to suppliers operating in Canada. That is the kind of progress we want to build on, and we will continue to build on having more contracts going to Canadian suppliers in the coming days, weeks, months and years.