I should add as part of the picture, though, that there are a lot of people who want to work in the public service. I don't have a lot of patience with my own staff when they tell me that they can't find somebody and therefore have to promote somebody. Because of this wide interest in public service jobs, I think there has to be an effort to look a little more broadly. The commitment that individual public servants have to make is that when you hire people, you have to train them and give them the opportunity to grow and develop in their positions.
On March 31st, 2009. See this statement in context.