"An impartial and effective public service"

A fascinating snippet from a CBC report on the he-said-they-said campaign pension promise issue:

Meanwhile, the Department of Finance told CBC News that the Liberals' plan would add $1.2 billion in additional liabilities to the pension plan.

The fascinating bit?

Who the they are.

Why on earth is the Department of Finance — the Department — commenting on anyone's electoral platform in the middle of a provincial election campaign?

Luke Joyce can be reached for (further?) comment at 709-729-6830 or 725-4165.