I think, Mr. Chairman, just for clarification, that the Public Service Commission concluded on the ACOA cases raised by the honourable member that the appointment process was free of political influence. So I think there is a distinction there between the report from the Public Service Commission and the one from the Office of the Public Service Integrity Commission.
Again, I can only comment that as we look at staffing and as we staff in the public service, I'm very comfortable that our staffing is merit-based and non-partisan, and that the case of Mr. Lynn is a very isolated case.
This has been, I think, the history of our institution. It separates our institution from many others in the world. At all levels, we appoint and we promote on the basis of merit and on the basis of performance. That has basically been the system since I've been in the public service. I'm very comfortable and confident that that is the system that is now in place.