Mr. Speaker, one of the things we have been talking about here for some time is looking at the amount of money that has been spent on consultants. However, we have also seen the civil service increase by almost 40%. Part of what we need to do is make sure that the civil service has the ability and expertise to get some of those things done. If we are increasing the amount of money for the civil service and then still needing outside contractors, we should be looking at what we have, doing an analysis of that and trying to get the best bang for taxpayers' dollars. That is what we are required to do as officials and those who are elected to serve our constituents.
In the House of Commons on October 21st, 2024. See this statement in context.