Questions asked by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) about the rationale behind the Ministry of Amerindian Affairs’ decision to sign a contract a week before it was awarded by the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) were left unanswered due to the absence of former permanent secretary (PS) Samantha Fedee.
During the scrutiny of the Auditor General’s 2019 report, the committee sought answers on the procurement breach, which was flagged in the report.