This is an excellent question. Unfortunately, we do not have all the data, but the department should certainly provide it to the committee.
As I said earlier, according to the traditional recruiting process of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, employees rise in the ranks within the department. Obviously, this kind of recruiting process cannot provide all the candidates that we need for the coming years.
The department has begun trying to change the recruiting process by hiring people in higher positions. They did this for the first time about a year and a half ago. The decision was challenged by employees and unions. We think that the problem has been solved, but it must be reviewed. They do not know what skills they will need or how and where they can find such persons. This is why we state that they absolutely must have a strategic plan for human resources.