The short answer is that right now we need to upgrade our government hiring polices. We need to make sure they're hired quicker and more efficiently.
We have to modernize our IT procurement and invest in our in-house expertise. We also have to pay for that in-house expertise. Spending three or four times as much to outsource when we can pay a relatively good salary to provide that consistent delivery of services and programs that Canadians rely on.... It's ensuring that taxpayers receive value for money.