Of director positions in crown corporations, by September 20, 2008, only 7% were vacant. All chair positions in crown corporations were filled by September 2008, which was a subject criticism in previous reports. Only three CEO positions in crown corporations were not staffed, and in two of the three cases there was no need to staff the positions because the two institutions were being phased out. As of September 20, 8% of positions in small entities were vacant, and all head of agency positions were filled, as well as 85% of the IRB.
That is a substantial improvement, relative to taking a snapshot of any period of time in the previous one. If you think of this as being a process in which the Auditor General is making very useful suggestions and the government and the public service are trying to implement them and it takes time, I think it is actually not a bad way to look at where we stand today.