This is something we've seen quite continuously with the Liberal government over the last 11 years. They indicate that they're going to spend less money on consulting, and that is never the case. We saw this with ArriveCAN, for example. We saw this with the previous Treasury Board's objective to cut spending on consultants, which didn't occur. The current Prime Minister has indicated that he will try to spend less money on consultants, yet there is this increase of $62 million.
How can you expect Canadians to believe that your department will actually reduce spending, as the government has promised, if, at the first opportunity to spend, you're increasing the amounts on consulting?