The reality, Mr. Speaker, is that in fact contracting costs are coming down. In fact, the Department of National Defence is finding efficiencies as part of the government-wide spending reviews. We have seen examples of that, where we have reduced the number of contracts, contractors and resources extended on contracting, saving almost half a billion dollars.
The Department of National Defence continues to find ways to streamline and find efficiencies, but we all know that the defence of this country would have no teeth and no tail if this minister and his party had anything to say about it.