“I'm going to say nice things about the ombud and the Auditor General. They're important! But I won't answer why we're muffling his oversight while we award ourselves more power over contracts. Just trust us.”
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A debate about a budget bill giving cabinet more power to award contracts while limiting the procurement ombudsman's oversight. The Conservative asked a critical question and the Liberal thanked the ombudsman without addressing the concern.