I think it's shocking what we've learned. The Liberal government has spent $21 billion on high-priced consultants, contractors and IT middlemen who do no actual IT work. To hear what you're saying today; it really hits home. When we look at the stats of working-class families accessing food banks, they are people who, to your point, are doing exactly what you're saying: they're just doing the right thing. They're waking up, they're going to work, they're trying to provide, and then it's this slap in the face of, you know what, “We're going to hire someone else, we're going to bring in consultants, we're going to hire IT workers".
Now we know a lot of this is under investigation, which is also shocking.
One of the things I would ask you, and I'll just put this on the record, is about how yesterday the PSPC revealed that three additional IT contractors have scammed taxpayers for at least $5 million and that this is being investigated by the RCMP. These frauds go back to 2018. TheMinister of PSPC said that this is the first wave of cases being turned over to the RCMP.
It begs the question of how much has gone to scammers through fraud and forgery. Do you think it's gotten worse? Do you see this as a progressive problem? Where do you think we're at with this?