By using the word “bastard”, I was of course talking about the organization, not the people, the managers and senior executives.
We have one foot in the public service using the government's way of thinking, and another in the private sector using the private sector's way of thinking. The Bureau must fulfill government duties and reach its break-even point.
Something is not working, and that is why I use the word “bastard”. The Bureau is either a crown corporation and operates exactly as a private business, or it is a government service, which is the ideal scenario for us.
The Bureau has one foot in the government and the other in the private sector: that is what I call a bastard organization.