Dalian Enterprise president and founder David Yeo was employed by the Department of National Defence while the company also received millions in government contracts. An IT firm run by a defence department employee has been awarded millions of dollars in government contracts since 2015.
Dalian's president and founder, David Yeo, is also an employee of the Department of National Defence . CTV first reported the news and the department confirmed it to CBC News. Defence Minister Bill Blair said Thursday during question period that all government contracts with Dalian have been suspended.
National Defence Minister Bill Blair said Thursday that the government has suspended all contracts with Dalian Enterprise. "This individual should be immediately fired. And there should be an immediate police investigation of his conduct and that of the company with which he is associated," he told reporters during a press conference Thursday.indicates that the company had received contracts — some worth up to $2 million — under the previous Conservative government as well.
Dutt claimed Dalian is used by other companies who want government business because they can "go after Aboriginal contracts" by bidding with Yeo's firm as a joint operation.But after reviewing some of the evidence tabled at the committee, Liberal MP Jenica Atwin said "it's clear to me" that Dalian "appears to be the flow-through as an Indigenous-led organization."Dalian Enterprise received $7.