The federal Conservatives are questioning the Liberal government about its ties with the global consulting firm McKinsey & Co. after a recent report alleged the company previously pitched a drug company on methods to boost its sales of highly addictive opioids in Canada. McKinsey sent a confidential memo in March 2014 to Purdue Pharma saying…

A Bloc Québécois MP raised concerns about potential conflicts of interest with regard to some links between the former federal government’s Advisory Council on Economic Growth and the crown corporation Canada Infrastructure Bank, with consulting firm McKinsey straddling the two. The House of Commons committee on infrastructure has been studying the role of McKinsey in…

Conservative MP Stephanie Kusie has served notice that she will table a motion in a House of Commons committee proposing that changes be made to the “Government-Wide Integrity Regime” setting new standards for a blacklist of federal contractors. Kusie read the text of her motion on May 29 to the Commons Standing Committee on Government…

The federal government is poised to join a class-action lawsuit being launched by the B.C. government against McKinsey and Co., which accuses the global management consulting firm of “false, reckless, and deceptive marketing campaigns” aimed at boosting opioid sales, according to a report. Carolyn Bennett, the federal minister of mental health and addictions, said in a…

Opposition MPs on a committee pressed on May 2 to summon witnesses to appear at their study of consulting firm McKinsey’s role in the creation of the Canadian Infrastructure Bank, but a fiery exchange and a long debate prevented any resolution or even hearing the witnesses on deck. Liberal MP Jennifer O’Connell said the Tories…

The managing partner for McKinsey & Company’s Canadian operations told MPs politics played no role in his consulting firm obtaining an increasing number of contracts since the Liberals took power in 2015. “McKinsey contracts were awarded based on merit based criteria used by the public service, not as a result of any relationship at any…

The Department of National Defence’s contracts with consulting firm McKinsey & Company were under scrutiny on March 20, with Conservative MPs asking the minister if the firm should be advising on culture change given its track record. “How is having a company that works with Russia, that works with China—who are meeting today by the…

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said on March 14 that if elected, his government would launch a “massive” series of lawsuits amounting to $44 billion against large pharmaceutical multinationals for their role in Canada’s opioid and addiction crisis. “The people who profited from this misery should be the ones to pay the bill. It’s about bringing…

Canada’s auditor general will review the contracts awarded by the federal government to McKinsey & Company. A spokesperson for the independent agency confirmed to The Canadian Press on Friday that planning for the review is underway. No information was available about the scope or the extent of the probe that auditor general Karen Hogan and…

Immigration Minister Sean Fraser told the House of Commons government operations committee on Feb. 15 that the involvement of consulting firm McKinsey & Company in his department has had no impact in his determination of immigration targets for the country. “I don’t have a relationship with representatives of McKinsey or Dominic Barton, if anybody had…