Thank you, Minister.
I want to switch to the use of consultants within the federal government, within the civil service. I worked as a consulting engineer for many years. Oftentimes, when we're hiring consultants in the public sector, they are experts in the field. My question for you is this: What level of consultants are working in engineering and architecture versus in management or financial? When hiring external consultants, what consideration does your ministry take to determine whether the job can be done in-house or whether we need to hire an external consultant?
