In the last clause, the amendment talked about political activities and a partisan position; this new amendment talks about partisan activities.
My question is, what is the difference between a political activity and a partisan activity or a political position and a partisan position? Does the government have a clear answer about that?
It seems to me, when we're considering this type of clause or any type of clause, that we need to be consistent in the vocabulary we use and also that we have at least an idea of what we mean by these different categories of human activity, whether it be a “political position”, a “political act”, “political activities”, a “political expression” or a “partisan expression”.
I'd be interested to understand whether the government has actually wrapped their heads around any of these terms. If they're not going to refer to the very clear terms defined the Public Service Employment Act, then who is going to interpret all of this?