Of course, the act concerned not only our department, but the entire public service as well. I arrived at Public Works and Government Services Canada following Justice Gomery's inquiry and everything that followed it. As you will understand, the atmosphere in the department was not optimistic or positive.
Together with Mr. Marshall, who was deputy minister at the time, I clearly established that my team and I were not interested in managing contracts, but that we were there to help macromanage the department, with regard to both real property, as I discussed with Ms. Bourgeois, and how to save money. So we set parameters from the outset, which I believe comforted the department's senior management.