Once more, The Federal government is selectively excluding Aboriginals from economic opportunities on aboriginal projects.

A case in point is the suspicious manner in which a contract is being directed preferentially to a recently retired employee and ineligible service provider, Radek Banderzierz, formerly of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (Aboriginal Business Canada).
(See APTN Video Interview with Grand Chief Morris Shannacappo)

According to government policy Mr. Banderzierz is presently prohibited from receiving such contracts, much less a preferred status in the contracting process. Banderzierz retired October 1/2009 and government policy states such a person cannot be involved with any government business for at least 1 year. This would disqualify Banderzierz’s company, 1818872 Ontario Limited, incorporated on March 2, 2010 from even being considered for the contract.

As Banderzierz held a senior position within the department there is no excuse for being unaware of this restriction. Similarly, the current employees must have encountered this information in its due diligence. The only conclusion then is that either the participants in this contract are either incompetent, or they were actively accelerating procedures in a less than open and honest manner to guarantee that Banderzierz’s company benefited.

Banderzierz has established a numbered company in order to obtain an exclusive contract by having INAC issue it under the Advance Contract Award Notice (ACAN). This effectively shuts out other service providers, and in particular qualified and respected Aboriginal service providers. Numbered companies often referred to as “shell” companies make the true ownership less apparent. One has to wonder if the use of a numbered company was an attempt to circumvent regulations in light of Banderzierz’s current ineligibility for the contract.
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