Actually, if I expressed myself that way, it was because I see an opportunity to have your expertise valued, to show how valuable the employees are and, perhaps, to get a better handle on real sources of savings.
Often, ideas about saving go off on dreamy theoretical balloon rides and then crash. Personally, that's what I am most afraid of. For the taxpayers' sake, I don't want us to crash.
If you were able to show Shared Services Canada what your members are capable of and what they can do with realistic goals, you might perhaps force Shared Services Canada into setting some decent priorities and steering a course that is more realistic for everyone concerned.