You found out that your chief of staff, who you trust, had hired someone and that this someone was hired because you trust him. But it was untendered, and they broke the rules. They were advised by the ministry that this was the case and that they needed to be prepared to defend it. Your chief of staff, though, didn't bring this to you. How did you deal with that? Your chief of staff broke their rules, and not advising you of it would seem to be pretty serious.
On May 13th, 2008. See this statement in context.