Very much so.
Once again, it comes down to adopting a uniform approach. It is impossible for the Government of Canada, the largest employer in Canada, to adopt that kind of approach, because it is too complex and too diversified.
Each position has to be analyzed, and the system for organizing the work really has to be established based on that analysis. That is why we are working with our union partners. We are making sure that we hold broad consultations. In the public service, human resources are actively working on it.
One of the five major principles that we have adopted as broad parameters is obviously excellence, so that we continue to offer the services that are expected, and to offer them consistently. When things are not the same, but are consistent, it works.
The other principles are flexibility, transparency, and equity. We have learned lessons from the pandemic.
Regarding employment equity, we always base our decisions on gender-based analysis, diversity and inclusion.