Thank you very much.
I have to say I understand the business reason for rationalization. I get it. When we're told there are 124 networks, that sounds like a lot, and the idea of rationalizing and having a procurement process make a lot of sense. I have to say I've been quite taken aback to learn that there are only three departments; you've only actually referred to HRSDC and immigration, so that's two, and I don't even know what the third one is.
This whole thing seems backwards. If the owners of those networks haven't been asking for this rationalization and there doesn't seem to be interest on their part, and there seems to be no corresponding ability on your part, or on the part of whoever would actually be the entity to do this, to then enforce this rationalization onto those other departments.... I'm questioning now why this is even happening.
Whose idea was it? How do you reconcile the fact that the purpose is to rationalize 124 networks, but you only have a few that are either interested or may ultimately participate in it, because you can't force the other ones to do it? There's a huge amount of money involved and, I have to say, a huge amount of time on behalf of committee members. Help me with this. This came as a bit of a shock to us.