Maybe I could just add a bit. The minister has pointed out correctly that the firm of A.T. Kearney, an international procurement expert, was retained under a competitive process in November 2005.
The amount authorized for the contract was $19 million, and not a lesser amount. Instead of issuing a single contract for $19 million, we began the process by issuing a small contract for $1.75 million. Then as the scope became clearer and new tasks were apparent, we authorized the subsequent expenditure.
But technically or legally the first contract is called “the contract”, and every subsequent increase is called “an amendment”. But it's not really an increase in the authorized amount, which was $19 million with the option to go to $24 million. That's what we've kept under, and it's been done with proper authorization.