We know that the government is paying millions of dollars to a private firm in order to cut the public service. We also know that the government is hiring fewer public servants and that the public service is shrinking to the point of losing its efficiency.
So what is the explanation for salary expenditures? Are those increases related to senior positions? Are they related to amounts paid out to subcontractors?
Can you expand on why we are seeing an increase in subcontracting? For example, in 2010-2011, Public Works and Government Services Canada saw an increase of $842 million in subcontracting.