Thank you very much for that report.
I should also introduce those accompanying Ms. Barrados, as important witnesses on these issues. Donald Lemaire is senior vice-president of the policy branch, and Terry Hunt is director general, government-wide audit and evaluation directorate.
I want to compliment your team for making reference in the report to some important issues. The candour is quite refreshing. Some of my colleagues may differ with me on this, but for anyone who's ever been jerked around in the public service over a promotion, the candour in finding that approximately half the cases you reviewed were possibly below the satisfactory level....
I had intended to jump all over the Public Service Commission in the absence of statistical data on visible minority hiring, but you've addressed that. I may have a question later.
The growth in the indeterminate appointments by 36% has got to attract the attention of some of the government members here—we'll see if it does—or, if not, the opposition.
We'll go to questioning, so the first round will go to Ms. Hall Findlay for eight minutes.