Procurement revamp can create greater access for historically marginalized communities

Inclusive procurement policies are not only effective, but they will also ensure an economic recovery that includes everyone in a society that leaves no one behind.

It was encouraging to see new Public Services and Procurement Minister Filomena Tassi’s mandate letter include commitments towards advancing initiatives to increase the diversity of bidders on government contracts, write the founding members of the Supplier Diversity Alliance Canada.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY SILVIA PENCAK, DARRELL SCHUURMAN, CASSANDRA DORRINGTON, AND DEIDRE GUY

March 24, 2022

Procurement practices and policies rarely dominate news headlines or dinner table conversations in Canada. At least, that was the case before two long pandemic years during which federal procurement was at the forefront of Canada’s response to COVID-19. From the great rush to secure personal prote...

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