Category: bidding

No Governance Committee Actively Monitoring Procurement Activities: Audit Report on Heritage Department

An audit of purchasing practices in Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez’s department finds, among several findings, there is no governance committee that “actively provide[s] guidance and oversight over procurement activities.” The findings are the results of an audit conducted by the internal audit function of the Department of Canadian Heritage (PCH), which were compiled as a…


No Governance Committee Actively Monitoring Procurement Activities at Heritage Department: Audit Report

An audit of purchasing practices in Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez’s department has found there is no governance committee that “actively provide[s] guidance and oversight over procurement activities.” This and other findings are the result of an audit conducted by the internal audit function of the Department of Canadian Heritage (PCH), which were compiled in the…


Ombudsman Says Federal Departments Withhold Documents

Alexander Jeglic, the independent ombudsman tasked with investigating allegations of bias in the award of government contracts, has filed an annual report that says federal departments refuse to provide his office with documents and participate in mediation to solve disputes. On Oct. 19, the Office of the Procurement Ombudsman (OPO) presented its annual report in…