And it didn't seem very transparent when both the Cabinet Secretary, Stuart Leslie, and Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance, Chris Coye, walked out of the Senate Social Select Committee without even hearing any of the questions from the social partner senators.

Public officials paid by the public purse refusing to answer questions from a duly convicted body of the senate?

We asked Usher if that seemed like good governance to him.

Reporter:
"Two members of the PUP walked out of the Senate Special Select Committee inquiry. They refused to answer any questions. Is this good governance to you?"

Henry Charles Usher, Minister of Public Service
"They received legal advice to that effect. So I can't speak against what the legal advice was."