Pierre Poilievre at the Government Operations and Estimates Committee

On March 22nd, 2007. See this statement in context.

March 22nd, 2007 / 4 p.m.

Conservative

Pierre Poilievre Conservative Nepean—Carleton, ON

That's quite a sharp increase.

Between 1992 and 2003, there was a 25% decline in the number of employees 30 years of age and under. In addition, the number of 40-year-old employees climbed by 50%. So we see that the public service is aging quite quickly.

The figures that the Library of Parliament has given us show that the average age of public service employees is approximately five years above the average for employees across Canada. So our public service is older than the population at large, isn't it?

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