Madame Chair, I do not know what will happen in terms of the next executive director. I have been at the deputy minister level since December 1985, and for the last nearly nine years at deputy minister level two. Deputy ministers are appointed by the Governor in Council, and this position to which I was appointed was deemed to be a Governor in Council and order in council position. Since it is not mentioned in specific legislation other than now in terms of Bill C-2, the Public Service Commission of Canada provided an exclusion order that I remain a full-time public servant.
On March 27th, 2007. See this statement in context.