Most of this kind of rampant outsourcing, coupled with systematic neglect or underinvestment in the state, really gets going in the eighties in most jurisdictions and in Canada as well. That was the kind of age of outsourcing, and it has continued since. Management consultants have always been around across different administrations. I think it's pretty politically neutral in that sense.
On January 30th, 2023. See this statement in context.