First, I want to respond with regard to some of the previous questions. The value of the contracts awarded to McKinsey in 2021-22 of approximately $17 million represented 0.07% of our overall expenditures that year. The idea embedded in this figure is that it's a very low amount of our overall expenditures.
In terms of your question, the third party expertise allows us to ensure that we have practices that are consistent with those of our allies in terms of our defence team, especially in the area of culture change, where we are embarking on urgent systemic change. The third party expertise serves as an enabling function to support our people. It constitutes a very small amount of our defence budget, as I mentioned.
I also want to focus on the importance of moving quickly in this era. Without that expertise that was done on a very rapid basis, we wouldn't have as many of the road maps in place that we currently do.
I will ask General Carignan if she would like to elaborate with the details.