Discussion · Government Orders
Marie-Hélène Gaudreau Bloc Québécois
“I do not trust this bill. The procurement watchdog told me he cannot do his job under this new system, so he will not be able to check if contracts go to government friends.”
“Mr. Speaker, let us talk about accountability. The procurement ombudsman regularly appears before the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates. When I asked him if there are sufficient safeguards or if he could analyze certain contracts that might have been awarded to cronies for certain purposes, even though that is surely not happening, he replied that he could not do his job with a new structure like this one. Seriously, we are supposed to believe the words we are hearing when, fact, what we are talking about is total autonomy.”
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Mr. Speaker, let us talk about accountability. The procurement ombudsman regularly appears before the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates. When I asked him if there are sufficient safeguards or if he could analyze certain contracts that might have been awarded to cronies for certain purposes, even though that is surely not happening, he replied that he could not do his job with a new structure like this one. Seriously, we are supposed to believe the words we are hearing when, fact, what we are talking about is total autonomy.