The CEO of Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services says it will be the provincial government that makes the final decision on procurement of goods and services from the United States.

In the House of Assembly earlier this month, acting Health Minister John Haggie announced that he had written the health authority to evaluate procurement contracts they have with companies in the U.S., given trade tensions with the country.

Pat Parfrey says a lot of work has been done regarding the impact of tariffs, but it wouldn’t be appropriate to discuss particular contracts that have been identified given that “directly relates to government policy.”

He says their role is to identify where they are procuring from and what their options are, but it is government that makes the final decision.