The civil service can never be placed on a satisfactory basis until it is regulated by law.

The civil service are risk averse.

I don't like the royal family, I don't like the establishment, I don't like the civil service.

My first jobs were all civil service. At 14, I worked for the Canadian National Railways. At 16, I worked for the Canadian Penitentiary Service.

The Opposition aren't really the Opposition. They're just called the Opposition. But in fact they are the Opposition in exile. The Civil Service are the Opposition in residence.

The taxpayer - that's someone who works for the federal government but doesn't have to take the civil service examination.