Nous avons déjà démontré que, sous l'ancien gouvernement, alors que les ministères subissaient des réductions d'effectifs et qu'on disait aux Canadiens que cette mesure réduisait les coûts de fonctionnement, les coûts contractuels ont en fait augmenté de 43 p. 100 de plus que les autres dépenses fédérales.
Already we have been able to show that under the previous government while departments were being downsized, while Canadians were being told that costs were being reduced in this manner, the cost of contracting actually increased at a rate 43 per cent higher than other government expenditures. The efficiency review is not limited to these two areas, although they are certainly a prime concern to our employees.