Madam Chair, there are some changes, and they were pronounced when the organizational changes were made by the Prime Minister in February 2009 and the office of the chief human resources officer was created. I was the first to hold that position, as of March 2.
The main components of the change were to recognize the role of the deputy ministers in managing and being responsible for the management of people in their organizations. As a result, the roles and responsibilities of the new organization were to assist and support deputy ministers in those functions rather than prescribe ways in which things should be done. It's more of an overarching policy direction, if I can put it that way, than a prescription, and that requires a different approach and way of doing things.