The NDP is calling on the government operations committee to expand its study of federal contracts awarded to McKinsey & Company to include other consulting firms that have received large contracts with the federal government. New Democrat MP Gord Johns is bringing forward a motion to the committee to expand the scope of the study. Johns speaks during a news conference, Wednesday, October 5, 2022 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
OTTAWA – Dominic Barton, the former global managing director of McKinsey & Company, says he had no involvement in federal contracts awarded to the firm in recent years.
While testifying before the House of Commons government operations committee, Barton said he has played no role in contracts Ottawa awarded to the firm since he relocated to Asia in 1996.
McKinsey has received attention in recent weeks after media reports highlighted a rapid increase in the company’s consulting work for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government.
The Liberal government’s relationship with Barton had come under scrutiny amid questions about the extent of the firm’s influence on public policy.
Barton was the chair of an advisory council on economic growth for former finance minister Bill Morneau and later served as Canada’s ambassador to China.
In response to questions from MPs on his relationship with Trudeau, Barton denied being friends with him.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 1, 2023.
