| Merit finds practical meaning in the application of all the values that underlie it-competency, nonpartisanship, and representativeness-as well as in the processes that lead to appointments. |
| Employees stand to benefit from a new staffing regime that promotes flexibility, access, fairness and transparency, while ensuring that the values of merit and nonpartisanship remain at the heart of the system. |
| Legislative libraries, then, must seek to be reliable, trusted partners of legislators, maintaining their commitment to the principles of confidentiality and nonpartisanship and to providing accurate research and information. |
| Independence and nonpartisanship are core Institute values that inform its approach to research, guide the actions of its professional staff and limit the types of financial contributions that the Institute will accept. |
| Again this year, the requests received covered the entire range of the PSC's responsibilities as the Parliamentary agency responsible for the safeguarding of the integrity and the nonpartisanship of the appointment process. |
| Indeed, nonpartisanship may have enhanced the importance of lobbyists in the legislative process. |
