Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I think the reference that the Minister made was that in other jurisdictions these and similar political positions are outside of the public service and outside of the applicable public service legislation of those jurisdictions.
I think we are a bit unique in that regard, in that our Public Service Act includes them. In fact, we are a bit of an anomaly in that senior political staff are included in our public service and in our public service legislation. That is something that is probably worth a review, but at this point in time, these people are within our public service.