(OTTAWA) Defense Minister Anita Anand says her department’s contracts with McKinsey pose no security risk.
Ms Anand told a parliamentary committee on Monday afternoon that the Ministry of Defense had signed contracts worth around 30 million with the consulting firm.
She clarified, however, that these contracts were intended to help defense and military officials address human resources and data management issues, and were not about “state secrets.”
McKinsey was criticized last year for working with the US military while also under contract to Russia and China.
His contracts in Canada have come under scrutiny amid revelations that his work has expanded rapidly since Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government came to power in 2015.
Minister Anand said McKinsey helped the Canadian military in its culture change efforts, which included organizing and reporting on recent consultations with members of the Armed Forces.
