I was interested in what my colleague Mr. McTeague was touching upon in terms of mobility. I know that at one point in the last Parliament this committee touched upon that a little bit, too, and I share his concern that this is one of the integral aspects of maintaining the integrity of the public service.
One aspect we've looked at before--and I'd be interested to know your thoughts on it--is how the geographical dispersal of the public service can help enhance the integrity of the public service. One statistic that I found interesting in the last committee study was that there is less turnover and there is less retraining when there are public service jobs in small towns. It tends to be the large urban areas where there are the greatest challenges. What thoughts have been given to taking advantage of this opportunity to have jobs in areas that would ensure less mobility?