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The scramble for PPE: ‘This country has never seen procurement like it is occurring now’

Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland has likened efforts to procure medical supplies right now to the ‘Wild West,’ and the feds are taking a whole-of-government approach to pull it off.

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BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT
May 6, 2020

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Finishing the fight against COVID and the ‘global race’ to the top of Mount Vaccine

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Finishing the fight against COVID and the ‘global race’ to the top of Mount Vaccine

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In the final part of The Hill Times' series on the fourth anniversary of COVID-19, Minister Anita Anand reflects on her role in the global race for PPE and vaccines, and precinct staff highlight the unequal impact the transition to a virtual Parliament had on essential employees.

Finishing the fight against COVID and the ‘global race’ to the top of Mount Vaccine

NewsBY STUART BENSON

In the final part of The Hill Times' series on the fourth anniversary of COVID-19, Minister Anita Anand reflects on her role in the global race for PPE and vaccines, and precinct staff highlight the unequal impact the transition to a virtual Parliament had on essential employees.

Government’s outsourcing woes might be rooted in in-house project management gaps, say observers

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Doing business with the government is not all 'sunshine and blue skies,' says Neil Brodie, noting 'there are companies out there who will not compete for government contracts because they don't need the headache of doing business with the government.'

Government’s outsourcing woes might be rooted in in-house project management gaps, say observers

NewsBY IREM KOCA

Doing business with the government is not all 'sunshine and blue skies,' says Neil Brodie, noting 'there are companies out there who will not compete for government contracts because they don't need the headache of doing business with the government.'