This is another area in which we've made some really good progress. I've always been worried about people coming indirectly into the public service, because there's a tendency then to hire people who are often local. It tends to advantage people in Ottawa. It tends to advantage people who have connections. It tends not to be to an advantage to people from Saskatchewan, for example, where I grew up.
On March 22nd, 2011. See this statement in context.