This committee is well aware that recruiting is a complex affair. We need to understand that the number of 70,000 is the number of folks who have demonstrated a certain level of interest. A big proportion of them—I would say that the numbers we are tracking show 30%—is not coming back when we reach back out to them. It's not everybody who responds once we return to them to continue processing their files, so we are losing a certain amount at that moment.
This fall, we are reviewing the many, many processes and implementing—we are actually implementing—initiatives that will allow us to remove barriers and to create a more streamlined process for folks when they show up at the recruiting centre. For example, with regard to the security classification, it is important that the screening happens for Canadians who join the forces, but we are allowing for reliability status as an initial recruitment standard. Then, as people go through the basic military qualification, we keep working on their security level screening. That's a great advantage for our permanent residents, who have an international nexus to their file. We have to be able to track where they've been before and so on and so forth. That will enable our permanent residents to join as well, and we will keep working on their security levels and screening as they are undergoing initial training.