Mr. Speaker, the government is challenging the opposition to indicate where public spending could be cut. I would like to add a suggestion to the long list the Bloc Quebecois has already submitted over the past year. Yesterday, speaking before a committee, the president of the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada denounced the federal government's negligence in the management of contracting out. He presented some pretty ludicrous examples to us, including the one about public servants who retire on a Friday with generous severance benefits, and are hired as consultants the following Monday.
In order to remedy this situation, the Bloc Quebecois suggests that the government have a code governing contracting out, which would ensure transparency in the awarding of contracts and would introduce the right for public servants to denounce abuses. This is another suggestion to add to the list.
Will the federal government finally decide to straighten up its expenditures?