We had the President of the Treasury Board here earlier this week, and I talked to her about contracting out and the privatization of public services. It increases costs and risks to taxpayers, reduces quality of services, erodes the internal capacity of the public service, and creates precarious work. It also undermines initiatives that address pay equity and systemic racism.
With this government right now, we've seen the increase. McKinsey & Company.... We saw the threefold increase, a 465% increase. We're seeing an increase in outsourcing that is skyrocketing.
The President of the Treasury Board said that the government is committed to providing high-quality services to Canadians while ensuring the best value for taxpayers. Does the government not agree that the best value for taxpayers is investing in the public service?