There are many hypotheticals there. I guess what I would tell you is that this is why a competitive process is really important. Having competition and many vendors bidding for the same work enhances the opportunity to reduce the price and to guarantee that the Government of Canada gets the best value for money.
Right now, contracts and subcontracts are allowed in the procurement vehicle for the Government of Canada. What I would expect to see is that the essential requirements that are in a main contract are then carried through to the subcontract, and it would be the responsibility of the public service to make sure it happens—for example, that security clearances are carried through to subcontractors and that skills are carried through, but that monitoring rests with the public service.