Indeed, it's a matter of ratio, but we also have to look at the terms of the contracts. We're talking about conflicts and significant risks. The Auditor General's report states, and I quote:
PWGSC has developed practices to reduce the risk of creating an employee-employer relationship in awarding a contract; however, the department does not formally monitor whether the same consultant had been retained through a series of consecutive contracts within branches.
In the meantime, have any checks been done of labour laws and the collective agreements of professionals in the federal public service? There is a high risk of having an employer-employee relationship, and that's important. I want to emphasize that because this is an environment that I know very well. The terms of these contracts become a major and significant risk. I'd like to know the terms of the contracts or whether the risks are significant, as is mentioned in the report. It's important to know them, so that the risk can be thoroughly analyzed.