Mr. Speaker, of course those are actions which were taken by the past government. This government is reviewing the contracting procedures.
Not all of the contracting out is for work that could be done by the public service. Where it could be done by the public service, we would want to examine that. We want to make sure the taxpayers' dollars are spent in the most efficient and effective way. If it can be done better in house, fine. In some cases however, it would be justified to contract out.
We are reviewing that matter. We will also ask the government operations committee to review that matter together with the Treasury Board.