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Living With the Neighbour: $2.6B in Cheques, Both Directions, in One Week

$1.5B to defend Canadian industry from US tariffs. $1.13B to Lockheed Martin for HIMARS. The Buy Canadian story has limits, and this is what they look like.

Joe Noss

Capital In, Consulting Out: The Fed's 20% Contracting Cut

May 5, 2026

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8 min read

Capital In, Consulting Out: The Fed's 20% Contracting Cut

The Spring Economic Update opens a Federal Contracts Review, cuts external consulting by 20 per cent, and seeds a $25 billion sovereign wealth fund.

Joe Noss

Apr 28, 2026

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7 min read

The Province That Out-Spent Ottawa

Ontario's $37B spending in one year, a Canadian-content scoring rewrite, and a discretionary fund the Minister of Finance controls.

Joe Noss

Mind the $5 Million Line: The History of Mega Procurements in Canada

Apr 15, 2026

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6 min read

Mind the $5 Million Line: The History of Mega Procurements in Canada

Ten years of $100M-plus awards, the $51 billion Build Communities launch, and the policy shift that changes the mid-market math.

Joe Noss

Saskchewan's Budget With Addresses On It.

Apr 7, 2026

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10 min read

Saskchewan's Budget With Addresses On It.

Saskatchewan published $4.3 billion in capital projects with named contractors, bed counts, and completion dates.

Joe Noss

Defence, infrastructure, and a $3.5 billion organization you're probably not watching

Mar 31, 2026

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12 min read

Defence, infrastructure, and a $3.5 billion organization you're probably not watching

Nearly 50 defence projects went public this week. Plus: inside NRC's $3.5 billion procurement machine.

Joe Noss

97% Sole-Sourced, $42M Undelivered. It's a Big Week for Canadian Health Procurement.

Mar 24, 2026

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11 min read

97% Sole-Sourced, $42M Undelivered. It's a Big Week for Canadian Health Procurement.

From forensic accountants in Edmonton to Market Soundings in Toronto — Canadian healthcare procurement contains multitudes.

Joe Noss

Mar 17, 2026

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13 min read

March Madness (Procurement Edition)

11,553 Opportunities and a Hard Deadline: Inside Canada's Annual Government Spending Sprint

Joe Noss

Mar 10, 2026

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14 min read

Alberta: Open for Building

Inside Alberta's $28.3 billion capital plan and the procurement surge already underway

Joe Noss

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Living With the Neighbour: $2.6B in Cheques, Both Directions, in One Week

Capital In, Consulting Out: The Fed's 20% Contracting Cut

The Province That Out-Spent Ottawa

Mind the $5 Million Line: The History of Mega Procurements in Canada

Saskchewan's Budget With Addresses On It.

Defence, infrastructure, and a $3.5 billion organization you're probably not watching

97% Sole-Sourced, $42M Undelivered. It's a Big Week for Canadian Health Procurement.

March Madness (Procurement Edition)

Alberta: Open for Building

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