Court filings reveal scope of consultant’s federal contracts ahead of probe by House committee
about the total value of federal contracts to McKinsey, a company once headed by Dominic Barton, who has a close relationship with Mr. Trudeau and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland.
NDP MP Gord Johns argued that McKinsey has been given “massive amounts of public money,” when their work could have been handled by public servants. “Justin Trudeau would rather fund his wealthy consultant friends as though they’re a government department,” he added. Among those suggestions was that the government dramatically increase Canada’s annual immigration targets and create a Canada Infrastructure Bank,In September, 2019, after leaving McKinsey, Mr. Barton was named Canada’s ambassador to China. His foreign posting ended in December, 2021.
The consulting giant is embroiled in many international scandals. In 2021, it reached a settlement over its role in promoting opioid sales. It is being investigated by France’s financial prosecutor over tax fraud allegations, and it was recently charged in South Africa for its role in an alleged corruption scandal.in January, 2022, that the value of federal outsourcing to McKinsey has climbed steadily under Mr. Trudeau’s government.
“Those fast solutions don’t tend to be good value for money, and they also happen in secret. And that’s what we should be worried about,” she said.
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