My second question deals with the issue of spouses of staff. I heard your comment that no one should be surprised by this in this day and age. I think that's very true. No one should be surprised about it. But I am surprised at how long it's taking the department to identify solutions to this problem. It was first identified, I think, in a royal commission in 1981; that's more than 25 years ago.
I want to ask Mr. Edwards why this is so complicated. Why is it taking so long to make some progress on this issue? It seems to be changing at a snail's pace. If we're going to really attract the best employees in Canada to a field that is exciting--a field that I think a lot of people would aspire to--your department really needs to address this issue in a way that works for families. This is 2008; it's not 1981, when it was first identified.