I think that's an excellent question, because it's one that has been debated for a long time. Public servants will tell you that their loyalty is to the people of Canada, but this does not conflict...in other words, it is not at odds with loyalty to a boss if the boss is a good boss. Ultimately, they are one.
If you had to choose, it would be because a boss is in some way not reflecting the values of this nation, our constitutional values or our human values. Ultimately, most public servants—all public servants, I believe—will go to work feeling that they are serving the people. In so doing, they will hope that they are serving the bosses as well.
If they have to make a choice, they are put in a terrible dilemma. That is why we are seeking to protect them. It is so that when they make that choice, they won't be slaughtered for continuing to serve the people.