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In debates regarding C-47, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget, questions arose regarding firearms smuggling and CBSA staffing.
Public Services and Procurement Canada and Shared Services Canada is delivering on the Government of Canada’s commitment to increase the diversity of bidders on government contracts.
Public Services and Procurement Canada in partnership with Indigenous Services Canada and Treasury Board Secretariat are actively working to increase the participation of Indigenous businesses in federal procurement.
There has been recent media attention on federal government spending on professional services contracts, noting a 40% increase between fiscal year 2015-16 and 2020-21. This information was sourced from the Public Accounts of Canada, tabled in the House of Commons on December 14, 2021. The House of Commons Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates (OGGO) is currently carrying out a study on this issue. Budget 2023 proposes to reduce spending on consulting, other professional services, and travel by roughly 15 per cent of planned 2023-24 discretionary spending in these areas. This will result in savings of $7.1 billion over five years, starting in 2023-24, and $1.7 billion ongoing. The government will focus on targeting these reductions on professional services, particularly management consulting.
Note: All questions related to McKinsey’s work on Robotic Process Automation and Accelerator Services are in a separate question period note (Phoenix IBM and pay stabilization)
There has been recent media and Parliamentary attention related to contracts awarded to McKinsey and Company, and outsourcing more broadly.
CBC published an article in response to the Management Advisory Board’s report on RCMP’S cadet training program.
Repatriation of Canadian Extremist Travellers detained in North-eastern Syria.
What are you doing to restore and rebuild wild Atlantic salmon populations and their habitats?
Budget 2019 provided funding for the replacement of the Alexandra Bridge, and the rehabilitation and ongoing maintenance of the Macdonald-Cartier Bridge and the Chaudière Crossing. It also provided direction for refreshing technical studies on a potential additional (6th) interprovincial crossing in the National Capital Region and developing a Long-Term Integrated Interprovincial Crossings Plan.