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House Hansard - 282

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
February 14, 2024 02:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 282 - Feb/14/24
Right Hon. Justin Trudeau (Prime Minister, Lib.)
  • Feb/14/24 2:35:29 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, it is obviously an unacceptable situation, which is why the relevant authorities are fully investigating exactly what went on here, particularly highlighted by the Auditor General's recent report. This is an issue we need to continue to understand, and we need to make sure the rules are being followed and our procurement practices across government are respectful of taxpayer money.
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Context: House Hansard - 282 - Feb/14/24
Right Hon. Justin Trudeau (Prime Minister, Lib.)
  • Feb/14/24 2:43:51 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, that is among the questions. There are direct follow-ups. Investigations are ongoing right now, both internal and external, to ensure that, as rules were evidently broken, there are consequences and there is accountability for this. There is no doubt that there are serious challenges around procurement and the public service that were evident at that time. We need to make sure that is fixed. We need to move forward in a way that takes better responsibility for the kinds of challenges we saw in this situation.
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Context: House Hansard - 282 - Feb/14/24
Right Hon. Justin Trudeau (Prime Minister, Lib.)
  • Feb/14/24 2:44:38 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, during the pandemic we were there to invest, to protect Canadians and to keep their lives safe. Despite the objections and the conspiracy theories of the Conservative Party, we stepped up in many different ways. Even as we did, we expected and we continue to expect that the rules around procurement will be followed by the public service. It is obvious that this was not the case here. That is why there are ongoing investigations. There will be consequences, and there will be changes made to the public service's systems.
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Context: House Hansard - 282 - Feb/14/24
Right Hon. Justin Trudeau (Prime Minister, Lib.)
  • Feb/14/24 2:47:37 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, there are ongoing investigations, both internal and external, that are following up on exactly how this unacceptable situation happened. We received the Auditor General's report last week. We are following up and we have been following up on this for months already. We are going to continue to make sure that anyone who broke the rules faces consequences and that systems and structures surrounding the public service and procurement are changed. This is something we are taking very seriously, as we must.
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