It's a fiasco with plenty of blame for each of the major political parties, but far more should be apportioned to the public service.   No mention in here that for decades the Government of Canada has been overpaying their (our) employees, to the tune of near hundred of millions of dollars a year, for decades.  The new system was intended to solve that issue.  The problem of not holding senior officials to account is problematic at all levels of government.  In Ottawa a pedestrian bridge was constructed and then demolished and then reconstructed because original plans were faulty.  A big ho hum, must not do that again.  A new road bridge in the west end, incorrectly constructed, tens of million to correct, no one's fault!  Bad things happen.  Must be nice to hold a job where you are never held to account, receive a big bonus even when you screw up, have a job for life and a pension the average Canadian can only dream of.  Accountability in the public sector is non existent.