Again, I'm not prepared to comment on individual cases. I will only say that overall, as I noted earlier, one of the fundamental values of the public service is our merit-based system, that when individuals come into the public service, of course we will ensure that it's non-partisan, that it's merit-based, and that there is good performance by every individual, which will be measured as we go forward.
On June 5th, 2014. See this statement in context.