I'll tell you why I want to ensure that outsourcing rules and standards exist. For example, a contractor is currently doing repairs on the West Bloc. This contractor gave the work to a sub-contractor, who in turn entrusted it to another sub-contractor. In the end, the first contractor went bankrupt. The department or the Treasury Board never checked to ensure that the first contractor was solvent. In fact, this story recently made newspaper headlines. I'm wondering how the government goes about doing outsourcing. That's just one example. I haven't looked for others.
On April 21st, 2009. See this statement in context.