With respect, what on earth is “a good answer”?
I'm moving into a second question here that relates to this. It is increasingly concerning that there's a subjectivity going on in the civil service that relates to an increased partisanship.
There are very concerning reports that senior public servants have raised and continue to raise concerns about the politicization of the bureaucracy. Quoted from another report is this: “trampling the...area between partisanship and policy”. More than one said they've “never seen anything so blatant as the current use of the office”, and in this case it was for self-promotion of the government. Another quote is from the reporter investigating it: “None would speak on the record...for fear of reprisals...”.
Madam Barrados, that's one of the most concerning aspects of this: that there would be fear of reprisal so that members of your public service are unwilling to address this and speak publicly. This is also your responsibility.
Certainly, we've heard from all sorts of people who have expressed increasing concern over the last while. These are people for whom you are responsible, in the service for which you are responsible. As in your report, this is fundamental to the democratic process of this government. What are you doing about this? Can you tell--