QSA's Week in Social Issues (#2, 2024)
Indigenous procurement issues raised; funding for 2SLGBTQI+ projects; youth dating violence prevention; call for Black mental health proposals; retraining initiative launched.
Start Date: 2024-10-12
End Date: 2024-10-18
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Indigenous Procurement Concerns in Government Operations
In recent House of Commons committee meetings, significant concerns were raised about Indigenous procurement processes. Witnesses from the Ghost Warrior Society and PLATO Testing discussed identity fraud and the challenges Indigenous businesses face in securing government contracts. They called for stricter verification processes to prevent exploitation by non-Indigenous entities. The government aims to achieve a 5% procurement target for Indigenous businesses by 2025, but discrepancies in the Indigenous Business Directory and shell company exploitation remain pressing issues.
Sources: ['Transcripts: parlvu.parl.gc.ca', 'Transcripts: parlvu.parl.gc.ca']
