Conservative MPs push officials for answers after RCMP lays fraud charges against consultant

'No department is safe from fraud,' says Catherine Poulin, assistant deputy minister of the departmental oversight branch at Public Services and Procurement Canada.

Public Services and Procurement Minister Jean-Yves Duclos previously told the Hill Times that more information on another five to 10 fraudulent cases is likely to be made public in the summer.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY IREM KOCA

July 23, 2024

Liberal MPs shut down a committee debate on contracting issues where Conservative MPs pressed department officials about charges against a consultant who is accused of fraudulently overbilling the federal government by $250,000.

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