I will just make a few comments. I do not want to go into too much depth here, because I do not have the details at hand. I know that the commissioner's office had prepared analyses on this piece of legislation. One of the problems that occurred was the following: the military are not assigned to positions. The system works by unit, whereas the act was developed so as to apply to the public service in a general manner. That creates confusion. With regard to the army's legal status, a distinction has to be made here: Treasury Board directives do not apply specifically to the army, but the army is supposed to use them as a model.
On November 20th, 2007. See this statement in context.