Please know that there are people in the Public Service that wholeheartedly and passionately agree with you, David. And just as the insidious creep of 'delay/withhold/control release' took time to clench into a fist, the desire to unclench it is gaining momentum only in very tiny increments, pulses of brave influence at the right time, in the right places. But I believe enough of the right public servants remain, those who hold steadfastly to the view that, serving the public interest is always what should be at the heart of the work. I believe there's enough of those people in service to call the pendulum to swing back. Eventually.

Meantime, please accept my rapturous applause.