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‘Under-the-surface favouritism’: Procurement watchdog finds no evidence of political meddling in McKinsey contracts

'If we were to see something that would give rise to a suspicion of criminality, we would refer that to the RCMP,' says Procurement Ombud Alexander Jeglic. 'We have not referenced anything to the RCMP.'

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‘Under-the-surface favouritism’: Procurement watchdog finds no evidence of political meddling in McKinsey contracts

'If we were to see something that would give rise to a suspicion of criminality, we would refer that to the RCMP,' says Procurement Ombud Alexander Jeglic. 'We have not referenced anything to the RCMP.'

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