I take the Member’s concern about the terms of reference, and going before government operations before we actually went out, but we are elected to do the work. We go out and do the work, and we are held accountable by the Members' office for the work that we do. Sometimes we need to get out there and actually get to work right away, instead of holding it up with bringing everything forward to government operations. Having said that, the Member’s question was contracts under $5,000, or over $5,000? I do know that the contracts over $5,000 document is tabled once a year, I believe, with all different types of contracts, and they are sole source negotiated. I am not sure if her question was under $5,000. It is something that I would have to investigate. The Member is absolutely correct: as the Department of Finance, we are posting all of the sole-source contracts on our website, and they are reported on a quarterly basis, and we try to ensure that these reports are updated within 30 days of the end of the quarter. It is easily accessible, and in the spirit of transparency, we are putting everything on the website, so people out there will know which are sole source.
Robert C. McLeod on Question 714-18(2): Review Of Contracting Procedures And Reporting
In the Legislative Assembly on March 8th, 2017. See this statement in context.
Question 714-18(2): Review Of Contracting Procedures And Reporting
Oral Questions
March 7th, 2017
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