Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates: May 15, 2020

Date: May 15, 2020

Time: 11 am to 1 pm

Table of contents

• Overview pieces
  • Opening statement
  • Media scan
  • Key themes from the House of Commons Committee on Government Operations and Estimates meetings
  • Committee member biographies
• Procurement
  • Overview of Public Services and Procurement Canada purchases and expected delivery of critical items
  • Historical procurement of key commodities
  • Supplying the Canadian response to COVID-19
  • COVID-19 Supply Council in support of Canada's response and recovery
  • Partnerships
  • Domestic capacity
  • Supply chain for personal protective equipment
  • Buy and Sell website
  • National security exception
  • Donations: How they are being used
  • Looking forward to post COVID-19 for procurement
• COVID-19-related real property activities
  • Surge preparedness
  • Keeping buildings safe amidst the COVID-19 pandemic
  • Engineering assets
  • Resumption of real property projects
  • Looking forward to post COVID-19 real property services
• Parliamentary Precinct
  • Impact of COVID-19 on the construction sites in the Parliamentary Precinct
• Translation Bureau
  • Response to COVID-19
• Receiver General of Canada
  • Supporting payments to Canadians
• Phoenix
  • Current status in light of COVID-19
• Defence and Marine Procurement
  • Impact of COVID-19 on defence and marine sectors
  • Support for the defence industry
• Other organizations
  • Canada Post Corporation: Response to COVID-19
  • Amazon, Purolator and Canada Post
  • National Capital Commission: Response to COVID-19
  • Canada Lands Company: Response to COVID-19