The Trudeau government’s “ambitious agenda” justifies the hundreds of millions spent on outside contractors, Treasury Board President Mona Fortier said on Feb. 8. Fortier was testifying at the House of Commons government operations committee looking into the issue of contracts awarded to consulting firm McKinsey & Company. She said on at least three occasions that…
Government’s ‘Ambitious Agenda’ Justifies Sizeable Outsourcing, Says Minister Fortier
House Passes Motion for Auditor General to Investigate Government’s McKinsey Contracts
A motion tabled by Conservative MP Garnett Genuis to request that the auditor general investigate the Liberal government’s awarding of contracts to multi-national consulting firm McKinsey unanimously passed in the House of Commons on Feb. 7. The motion called for the House to accept a report of the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates (OGGO),…
McKinsey’s Links to Canada Infrastructure Bank Probed in Commons Committee
The House of Commons government operations committee continued its study of contracts awarded to multinational consulting firm McKinsey on Feb. 6, with testimony from the head of a crown corporation inspired in part by the former head of McKinsey and who is also himself a former McKinsey partner. Ehren Cory, CEO of the Canadian Infrastructure…
Trudeau Is Not a Friend, Says Former McKinsey Boss Barton
Dominic Barton, the former head of U.S. consulting firm McKinsey, told MPs on Feb. 1 there is no close relationship between him and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and that he had no role in landing his firm an increasing amount of contracts since the Liberals took power in 2015. “I’m not a friend, I have…
Outsourcing Lacks Transparency, First Committee Meeting on McKinsey Contracts Is Told
There is a lack of transparency and accountability in how federal taxpayer money is being spent on outsourcing, the House of Commons government operations committee heard on Jan. 30 as it began its study into the over $100 million dollars awarded to U.S. consulting firm McKinsey since 2015. Focusing on the general problem of outsourcing,…
Trudeau Says He Will Facilitate Meeting Between Anti-Islamophobia Rep and Blanchet
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he will facilitate a meeting between the federal government’s recently appointed representative to combat Islamophobia and Bloc Québécois Party Leader Yves-François Blanchet, who previously called for the meeting. Blanchet said during question period in the House of Commons on Jan. 30 that Amira Elghawaby, whom Ottawa appointed on Jan. 26, has made comments in the…
Public Works Raises McKinsey Contract Total to $104.6M, Says Millions Awarded by Other Departments
The federal public works department has revised previously provided information on contracts awarded to U.S. multinational consulting firm McKinsey, bringing the amount to a total of $104.6 million since 2015, and says it’s currently gathering information from other departments who also spent millions on the firm. Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) provided the information…
Public Works Raises McKinsey Contracts Total to $104.6M, Says Millions Awarded by Other Departments
The federal public works department has revised previously provided information on contracts awarded to U.S. multinational consulting firm McKinsey, bringing the amount to a total of $104.6 million since 2015, and says it’s currently gathering information from other departments who also spent millions on the firm. Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) provided the information…
Trudeau Responds to Report That Liberal Minister Contracted PR Firm With Ties to Senior Staffer
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told reporters he’s making sure that “all rules are followed” regarding a lucrative contract reportedly awarded to a communications firm with family ties to a senior staffer of the Liberal’s Minister of Housing and Diversity Ahmed Hussen. On Jan. 19, Global News reported that Hussen’s office has spent $93,050 in constituency…
John Robson: Federal Consultants Proliferate, but Don’t Expect More Public Sector Efficiency
Commentary Last week I said I wasn’t angling for a consulting job with the government. I have changed my mind. For a modest $250 an hour or so, plus “expenses,” I’ll advise them on how to employ fewer other consultants. It seems everyone else is a bureaucrat, public sector consultant, or consultant who used to…
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