That's a food question.
Let me just say that when we were created, the background for when we came in was that it was following the sponsorship era. The procurement community had taken a huge beating.
Let me be up front about it. Morale was pretty bad. Initially when we went into departments, people were thinking of us as another policeman on the block. That's where we had to establish their trust and that's why it was so critical. We had to explain to them that we weren't there for public hangings. Our real job was to be part of the solution.
We understood the problem. We had really knowledgeable professionals with us who understood procurement. Our issue was really how to make this better. I think the deputy ministers really embraced the notion. For everybody, procurement, which is a means to an end, had become a roadblock in good program delivery.
I have to tell you that initially we had a lot of awkward questions from the people working there. Everybody thought it was their job to ensure fairness and they asked, “What are you doing in this business?” That has changed considerably. The supplier community was very, very supportive.