Yes, I am familiar with it. The numbers are staggering in terms of the exit of the federal presence as a result of that review, and things have not been reinstated over time. Other areas of jurisdiction in Canada have had reinstatement. In fact, we have not recovered on the federal side. Of course, what we like to say in the chamber of commerce is that the private sector has stepped up to fill that gap; nevertheless, the inequity exists. In terms of spreading around the federal services, that has never been restored to where it was originally. It's nowhere near its original capacity. We're talking about thousands of positions here.
On December 6th, 2007. See this statement in context.