When she was saying that, I thought about security clearances. For example, I had a level II, which is secret. I had that for most of my military career. As soon as I released, it was gone. If I were to apply for a public service job that required that level, I'd have to go through the whole process again. I'm not sure if there's a way to maintain a security clearance for a period of time to facilitate people going into the public service, but that would save a lot of money, even for the government—through the manning, the time spent if you have to contact CSIS, the RCMP and whatnot.
If there's a way to do it, maintain a security clearance for those who vocalize that they intend to go into the public service.