Further to that, when Mr. Brison was Minister of Public Works and Government Services, he said, “The truth is, being a landlord is not a core business of government, nor should it be.” That was in the Winnipeg Sun on September 22, 2004. He also indicated to the Canadian Club that “...there is real opportunity for savings in our real estate area where we now spend $3 billion a year. Again, why shouldn't we aim to save about 10% a year by doing business better and more efficiently”, and he describes “more efficiently” as the use of leases with private sector landlords. That is the principal tool for finding those savings. It was Mr. Brison's position and the position of the previous government that Canadian taxpayers would reap serious savings by using private sector landlords and signing quality leases with those private sector landlords.
Is that your understanding?