‘Devil in the details’: feds move to combine procurement regulations in a bid to cut red tape

The government's goal of reducing complaints to the Canadian International Trade Tribunal might signal a further limitation of suppliers’ access to the dispute mechanism, experts agree.
Public Services and Procurement Canada, led by Minister Joël Lightbound, aims to reduce red tape by combining a patchwork of procurement regulations to boost productivity.

The federal government says it plans to consolidate procurement rules stemming from trade agreements and domestic contracting regulations into one streamlined process, but experts warn this is a “complex” task that might not help Ottawa's procurement woes, and may limit ...

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