June 17, 2009 – Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty has directed the Ontario Government to change the way it handles consulting contracts.

From now on, the government and all its agencies will no longer allow sole-sourced contracts for consulting services. Consulting services will be open to a fully competitive and transparent process.
Under the new rules, the Ontario government and all its agencies will not pay consultants for any hospitality, incidental and food expenses. Expenses related to flights, train and car travel and hotel rooms will continue to be reimbursed by the government and its agencies.