Government of Canada should actively seek the advice of industry so that programs can be delivered with objectives clearly defined

I recommend that the government establish a risk-management framework for federal public service contracts that assigns a risk to each factor. The higher the total risk, the higher the level of approval necessary to proceed with the service contract.

The federal government sets—the 'what' and leaves it up to industry to determine the 'how.' Industry can be nimble and creative. They have a lot to offer. All the government has to do is ask, writes Alan Williams, a former assistant deputy minister. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY ALAN WILLIAMS

December 19, 2023

OTTAWA—Earlier this year, I wrote about the importance of differentiating between good and bad federal public service contracts. I suggested that factors that help distinguish a good service contract from a bad one include assessing the contract's purpose, business case, ...

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