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In an analysis piece for the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, Newark said PSPC is working on a revision of its ‘integrity regime’ policy to give federal officials more discretion to waive bans of individual companies contracting with the federal government.
Public Services Minister Carla Qualtrough has said her department is looking at eliminating fixed bidding disqualification periods and replacing them with a wholly discretionary determination — which would include the option of imposing no contracting ban at all.
Even under the current system, Newark said, an order cancelling a company’s federal contracts and banning it from future contracts following a conviction is far from a slam-dunk.