Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates: June 9, 2020

Date: June 9, 2020

Time: 7:00 pm to 7:00 pm

Location: Videoconference

Table of contents

• Opening remarks
  • Opening
  • Procurement update
  • Planning ahead
  • Phoenix
  • Closing
• Media scan
  • News releases
  • Quotes from news conferences
• Overview of Public Services and Procurement Canada purchases and expected delivery of critical items
  • Key messages
  • Status: As of June 3
• Supplying the Canadian response to COVID-19
  • Public Services and Procurement Canada’s actions taken to equip essential service workers with the supplies and equipment they need to combat COVID-19
  • Roles and responsibilities of other federal departments and agencies
• COVID-19 Supply Council in support of Canada’s response and recovery
  • Key messages
  • Mandate
  • Structure of the council
  • Current status
  • Meetings
  • Remuneration and other expenses
  • Secretariat
  • Communications
  • Confidentiality and conflict of interest
  • Changes to terms of reference
  • Membership
• Partnerships
  • Amazon, Purolator et Postes Canada
• Building domestic capacity
  • Key message
  • Background
  • Canadian entrepreneurs: Pivoting to personal protective equipment production
  • Buy and Sell website
• Supply chain for personal protective equipment
  • Key messages
  • Quality assurance
  • Testing of material in Canada: Public Health Agency of Canada
• Due diligence in relation to COVID-19 contracts
  • Integrity Regime for contracting
  • Human trafficking: Ethical procurement
  • Due diligence process
• Transparency
  • Use of national security exception
  • Proactive disclosure of COVID-19-related contracts
• Looking forward to post COVID-19 for procurement
  • Procurement activities
  • Future reporting requirements
  • Future audit requirements
• Keeping buildings safe amidst the COVID-19 pandemic
  • Issue
  • Key messages
  • Background
  • Next steps
• Looking forward to post COVID-19 Real Property services
  • Issue
  • Key messages
  • Background
  • Next steps
• Current status of the pay system
  • Context
  • Key messages
  • Background
• Procurement funding to meet expanded needs: COVID-19
  • Supplementary Estimates (A): $500 million in 2020 to 2021
  • Summary
  • Purpose of the funding
  • Background
• Funding to continue support for the Government of Canada’s pay system
  • Supplementary Estimates (A): $203.5 million in 2020 to 2021
  • Summary
  • Purpose of the funding
  • Background
  • Current status