Well, there are many questions in your statement right now, but I'll start by saying one thing. The federal public service is about 0.84% of the population, the same as it was in 2010 under the Harper government. At this time, if we look at it, it's about the same proportion.
Our government is really focusing on delivering support for Canadians who need it most while responsibly managing public funds. New, vital services like CERB and CEWS were clearly things that Canadians appreciated and that helped them go through COVID. For that, we needed public servants to quickly adapt those programs and offer them to Canadians.
Also, we have to say that our government is continuing to look at how we can better offer our services. We have reduced the backlog for the passport issue that we had this summer. Yes, we had to find innovative ways to offer the services that Canadians rely on. With regard to passports, for example, we opened new offices across the country, even one in the Yukon, in Whitehorse.