5 d. ago GOLDSTEIN: Ignoring contracting rules costs taxpayers billions: auditor general

Federal auditor general Karen Hogan on Tuesday reported widespread incompetence in the awarding of government contracts by the public service, resulting in billions of dollars of taxpayers’ money being wasted. What’s even more alarming is that everyone in the system knows it and no one is doing anything about it. Given that, what is the […]

Economics

6 d. ago Musk says he regrets ‘some’ of his social media posts about Trump: ‘They went too far’

The dispute posed a threat to Musk’s wealth when the U.S. president raised the prospect of retaliating by cutting off his government contracts

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6 d. ago Government failed to follow procurement, security rules in GCStrategies

OTTAWA — Canada’s auditor general says federal organizations failed to follow procurement and security rules when awarding contracts to the company behind the controversial ArriveCan app. The report on GCStrategies is one of several audits tabled in the House of Commons today. It says the company was awarded 106 contracts by 31 federal organizations between […]

Politics

6 d. ago Government failed to follow procurement, security rules with ArriveCan contractor

OTTAWA — Federal organizations failed to follow procurement and security rules when awarding contracts to the company behind the controversial ArriveCan app, the auditor general said Tuesday. The report on GCStrategies — one of several audits tabled in the House of Commons on Tuesday — says the company was awarded 106 contracts by 31 federal […]

Politics

1 week ago Company that worked on ArriveCan app barred from government contracts for 7 years

OTTAWA — Ottawa says it has banned the largest contractor that worked on the ArriveCan app from entering into contracts or real property agreements with the government for seven years. Public Services and Procurement Canada has announced that GC Strategies Inc. has been deemed “ineligible” after an assessment of the supplier’s conduct. Last year, the […]

Politics

1 week ago Elon Musk pulls back on threat to withdraw Dragon spacecraft

As President Donald Trump and Elon Musk argued on social media on Thursday, the world’s richest man threatened to decommission a space capsule used to take astronauts and supplies to the International Space Station. A few hours later, Musk said he wouldn’t follow through on the threat. After Trump threatened to cut government contracts given […]

Economics

1 week ago Musk threatens to decommission a key space station link for NASA

As President Donald Trump and Elon Musk argued on social media on Thursday, the world’s richest man threatened to decommission a space capsule used to take astronauts and supplies to the International Space Station. After Trump threatened to cut government contracts given to Musk’s SpaceX rocket company and his Starlink internet satellite services, Musk responded […]

Society

2 w. ago Alberta government extends deadline for judge’s investigation into health contracts scandal

The allegations stem from a wrongful dismissal lawsuit filed by the former head of Alberta Health Services.

Politics

2 w. ago Trump administration moves to cut federal contracts for Harvard

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is asking federal agencies to cancel remaining contracts with Harvard University, a senior administration official said Tuesday. The government already has canceled more than $2.6 billion in federal research grants for the Ivy League school, which has pushed back on the administration’s demands for changes to several of its policies. […]

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3 w. ago Manitoba says no to some U.S. bidders, but Tories say U.S. firms still getting work

The Manitoba government is barring U.S. companies from bidding on some government contracts, but the Opposition PC's say that's not the case for at least two big-dollar projects.

Economics

3 w. ago B.C. government drops contract with special consultant on Downtown Eastside

As Global News first reported last week, the province hired former Ontario cabinet minister Michael Bryant on a six-month contract to review programs in the Downtown Eastside.

Politics