Eric Lombardi: Canada can no longer afford to ignore its ‘soft corruption’ problem

This is important for anyone who complains about declining services or thinks we ‘just need more funding.’ The way public funds are allocated and managed is a big mess and the only people benefitting are multinational consulting firms and ex-staffers.

> The involvement of consulting firms with government ties raises further questions about whether they’re profiting more from connections than actual expertise.

It’s all about connections. Then they parachute in some 20-something-year-old to attempt the work while getting paid <20% of the day rate.

>It’s high time Canada launched a public inquiry into government procurement practices at all levels.

I’d love to see the NDP run with this and commit to putting savings from nepo and red tape related fees into core services, like building social housing.