Important to differentiate between good and bad federal public service contracts

To say federal contracting can get a little complicated is an understatement. The factors that help distinguish the good service contracts from the bad ones include assessing the contract's purpose, business case, expected value, duration, and the method of procurement.

Dominic Barton, RioTinto board of directors chair, at the House Government Operations and Estimates Committee on Feb. 1, 2023. Barton was called to testify about McKinsey & Company's consulting contracts with the federal government.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY ALAN WILLIAMS

April 5, 2023

Recent revelations regarding the awarding of over $100-million in service contracts to McKinsey & Company sadly produced the expected reactions. The opposition parties employed exaggerated rhetoric questioning Canada’s data, and the government installed central managem...

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