When there's a clear business case, it's not philosophical; there's an argument for it. But nobody has shown me a business case, other than a very well-connected--politically well-connected--company, SNC-Lavalin, although I used to have you associated with the Liberals more than the Conservatives. But you're still doing business with Conservatives, and this is an equal opportunity company.
But it's not a philosophical argument and it's not an ideological argument; it comes down to the best value for the taxpayer. If the only benefit Public Works can tell us about it is that it managed to offload 470 employees who used to do what you're doing now, as a tradesman and a former head of the Carpenters' Union, I can't see anything to celebrate in laying off 450 guys.