I want to go back to one point that was raised before, Mr. Baker. We talked about retention of senior staff, which is very important for the operation of a department as complex as the department you're now in charge of. Related to that is the retention of deputies. I think the average tenure of a deputy in Ottawa—I don't have the latest figures—is around two or two and a half years. Since Public Safety Canada was established, the average I think has been three years, or a little higher than that.
It's always been the contention of this committee that the tenure of deputies is not long enough to operate in such a complex and large and difficult department as you operate in. You've been around Ottawa a long time. I know you can't say much, but I want to ask you anyway what your feeling is on that issue, because you have been thrown into some difficult situations before.