There're 2 levels of culpability in situations like the health-firings controversy: (a) the senior career public servants (i) directly responsible for the supervision the work of those fired and (ii) who conducted the disciplinary hearings involved, and (b) the Cabinet Ministers politically responsible for the administration of the Health Ministry and Government handling of the the fallout over those firings through the years.

After much delay and obfuscation, we finally have a public report flowing from an official inquiry which makes it clear that responsible senior career public servants acted badly and bear responsibility for much harm done.  

What is lacking is adequate recognition of and redress for the serious harm that flowed and continues to flow from the delays, obfuscations and refusal to take action and political responsibility by Premier Clark and her Cabinet Colleagues for their cynical role throughout.