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Ottawa paid nearly $670,000 for KPMG’s advice on cutting consultant costs
(www.theglobeandmail.com)
The federal government hired KPMG consultants at a cost of hundreds of thousands of dollars for advice on how to save money on consultants, documents show.
New spending details tabled in Parliament show the department of Natural Resources, led by minister Jonathan Wilkinson, approved $669,650 for KPMG, a global professional services company, to provide managing consulting advice.
The department said this work involved developing “recommendations that could be considered as options to ensure that Canadians’ tax dollars are being used efficiently and being invested in the priorities that matter most to them.”
link: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-federal-government-kpmg-consulting/
I mean, for 75k, I'll send them a great way to save on consultancy costs.
"don't ask consultants stupid questions." (oops. I guess i'm out my75k, huh?)