This somewhat mysterious, all-encompassing Phoenix contract took almost a year for CBC News to receive under Access to Information laws. Former procurement officer Allan Cutler took a look at the IBM pay modernization project contract that was released to CBC. Cutler and other procurement experts also wonder about the 39 amendments to the IBM contract. "There appears to be a conflict potentially," said Klimowicz, who was never involved in the Phoenix contract. This sentiment is echoed in a statement sent to CBC from IBM Canada: "IBM was hired to install and customize third-party commercial payroll software the Crown had selected.

Source: CBC News September 21, 2017 09:01 UTC