There's nothing wrong with short-term hires, as long as they're used for short-term purposes. It's the same with temporary help or with contractors, if they're truly used for those purposes. My concern has always been that this is a way to enter into the permanent public service. If you enter into the permanent public service that way, you may not really be getting the best candidates or the candidates who have the representivity that you would like to see.
The progress that has been made--and this is good progress--is that the number of people who have come directly into the public service without going the route of term employment or casual employment has gone up significantly. I'm very pleased about that.