In advance of the pandemic, there was a telework directive in place, which was really based upon a different paradigm. It was based upon a notion of ad hoc and typically sporadic telework that was really employee driven. Since the pandemic, we've seen that paradigm challenged with the massive shift in remote work that we've seen across the public service, so that we can comply with public health advisories while at the same time ensuring continuity of operations and also of the services that Canadians rely on across the country and, indeed, around the globe.
As Madam Girard was mentioning, naturally, as the situation evolved, we have been observing very carefully the practices of departments, and we will continue to do so as we examine what the appropriate policy framework ought to be to structure the ongoing remote work that we will likely see in the public service going forward.