I can tell you that I spoke with both the head of CDEV and the deputy minister of finance about this situation specifically.
Some of our concerns were that the Department of Finance should have been further withdrawn. They didn't need to provide the statement of work and they didn't need to direct them to go get a contract to get advice.
They could have said, “We need advice on a certain topic; can you provide it to us?” and then left the Crown to determine the best way to get access to that.
That perception of being a little more involved is the one that we questioned here.