Discussion · Oral Questions
Jeff Kibble Conservative
“This bill lets the government skip fair competition and buy military gear without oversight from Parliament. Will the government make its buying rules public and explain all these single-source military contracts to Parliament?”
“Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister has made numerous defence announcements that have no signed contracts, including the GlobalEye project, which bypassed open competition. Now, Bill C-40 would turn the Defence Investment Agency into a Crown corporation that would give the Liberals unprecedented powers to bypass parliamentary oversight and easily approve sole-source contracting without fair competition. Will the Liberals commit to releasing the DIA’s full procurement procedures and provide written justification to Parliament for all major sole-source military procurement contracts?”
Official Hansard
Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister has made numerous defence announcements that have no signed contracts, including the GlobalEye project, which bypassed open competition. Now, Bill C-40 would turn the Defence Investment Agency into a Crown corporation that would give the Liberals unprecedented powers to bypass parliamentary oversight and easily approve sole-source contracting without fair competition. Will the Liberals commit to releasing the DIA’s full procurement procedures and provide written justification to Parliament for all major sole-source military procurement contracts?