I get asked that question quite often. I think there are a few things that I would highlight for the committee here.
One is that the thing the Government of Canada has going for it is the mission work, which is incredibly impactful for technology professionals. There's nothing that beats what we get to do every day. The 18,000-plus technology employees who serve this country, that's why they're doing what they're doing.
I think the consistent challenge that we have with the private sector right now is that there's a significant talent gap in this country and everyone is trying to digitize at the same time. A quick look at Stats Canada's data shows that year-over-year growth for software engineers is 115%. Those people don't exist, and that's just one example. So I think just the general constraint of talent in Canada is a consistent problem.
I think one of the unique issues that I observed within government is that it is a long process to attract, hire and get people into the system. We've stood up a digital talent and leadership team within the office of the chief information officer to specifically address some of those systemic issues and are finding great collaboration with our colleagues in OCRO to assist with that.