I do point out, Mr. McGuinty, that according to chapter 20 in Marleau and Montpetit, at the top of page 864, “The role of the public servant has traditionally been viewed in relation to the implementation and administration of government policy, rather than the determination of what that policy should be.” So I'd just ask that you keep your questioning based upon what the department is doing, rather than whether or not they should be influencing the policy of the government.
On March 12th, 2009. See this statement in context.