Yes.
The main thrust of my concerns is exactly that the committee understand the nature of the public service and the many constraints under which public servants work on a daily basis.
What is really required is to realize that unless there are legislative sanctions on retaliation against speaking up, then whistle-blowers are in jeopardy in a system that, in a broad sense, requires loyalty and adherence to the overall thrust and overall quest of the public service to serve the government. That's a part of our democracy.
Things go off the rails when individuals within that system are undertaking actions or decisions that do not serve the public interest. Joanna has mentioned that. If we have a scenario in which everyone feels compelled to get along and go along with the decisions that are being made and if one speaks up against decisions that are either wrong or very questionable and put lives at risk—for example, in the case of medicines—and if there is that kind of pressure against speaking up, knowing there's going to be retaliation, then we cannot expect people to do the right thing and speak up.