BOIE approves more Centre Block design decisions related to accessibility, lobbies, and more
Among the proposals given the go-ahead by the BOIE on Feb. 15 was a pitch to create a space for centralized simultaneous interpretation for the precinct.
MPs push for Canada’s chief auditor to investigate the firm behind the ArriveCan app
The auditor general’s office says it’s ‘evaluating the request’ made by the House Government Operations and Estimates Committee to poke deeper into the myriad contracts obtained by GC Strategies.
A fresh look inside the Centre Block construction site
Stepping into Centre Block: coming months will be key to maintaining ‘construction momentum,’ says PSPC’s Garrett
The Hill Times got an exclusive tour of the Centre Block site on Feb. 7.
ArriveCan accountability remains top question as federal spending watchdog says she found ‘disappointing failures’ everywhere she looked
Canadians will lose faith in institutions if there are no consequences, says Aaron Wudrick. But it should be bureaucrats—not ministers—who wear the procurement failings, according to former PSPC ADM Alan Williams.
Ombud review into ArriveCan saga unveils deep-rooted issues in Canada’s procurement system
Perception is important in the business of contracting, says expert Alan Williams, and recent revelations about the $54-million ArriveCan app are ‘muddying the waters.’
Procurement ombud’s report reveals discrepancies in ArriveCan’s $54-million contract
Mandatory criteria used in ArriveCan application procurement were ‘overly restrictive’ and ‘favoured’ GC Strategies Inc. as an existing CBSA supplier, which led to the awarding of a $25-million contract to the company in the centre of misconduct allegations.
AG to publish ArriveCan report next month, House Public Accounts Committee hears
Deputy Auditor General Andrew Hayes told the House Public Accounts Committee that the report on the application will be released on Feb. 12, during a meeting that Liberal and NDP MPs criticized the timing of.
Parliament construction work chugs ahead, as new acting LTVP point person steps in
Jennifer Garrett has been tapped to replace Rob Wright as the assistant deputy minister responsible for overseeing Hill renovations on an interim basis.
‘Proliferation of consultants hiring consultants’: MPs frustrated by tangled web of outsourcing in ArriveCan saga
Consultants ‘have never been doing better than they are now,’ says Conservative MP Garnett Genuis.
