I think competence is at the core. As long as a decision-maker is competent, I don't think it should make a difference whether the person is a member of one political party or the other. This brings up the larger situation of how our Canadian political machine is energized; it is periodically, in a small number of cases, through the appointment of friends of the government. As long as those friends are competent and diligent in their work, their political affiliation should not make a difference. Mind you, a minority government context to me signals four potential pools of new applicants for the positions.
On May 13th, 2010. See this statement in context.