Attrition. Looking at the numbers here in exhibit 2.4, there was a dearth of applicants accepted from nine to thirteen years ago. It seems to me there was a change in government from nine to thirteen years ago. That would have been program review, at which point there was a downsizing right across government, and the military as well. As the Auditor General pointed out, fifteen years and over...when these people retire you've got a big hole to fill. Are you addressing that problem in the managerial ranks now, before waiting until it becomes a crisis?
On October 17th, 2006. See this statement in context.