Two ministers are directing the public service to review all current and planned federal contracts in an effort to find cost savings.
Finance Minister FranΓ§ois-Philippe Champagne and Procurement Minister JoΓ«l Lightbound wrote to senior bureaucrats responsible for procurement and government services asking for a detailed proposal for such a review within 45 days.
"We've asked for a proposal with concrete measures: Benchmarking contracts against global prices, integrating international best practices, prioritizing Canadian vendors, opport
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