Thank you, Mr. Chair. I think all of us realize how painful layoffs can be, particularly those of us who live in the smaller communities because it's not as though we do not know the people that are unfortunately laid off. These decisions are not made in any arbitrary or random manner. There is a careful evaluation made of our needs going forward. As Minister McLeod mentioned, there were layoffs, but ultimately there were, the numbers he mentioned, only 11 that took the layoff options. I am not downplaying what that would have meant to those people. Certainly, it was a very serious event in their lives to be laid off. I understand, however, overall that the civil service is no smaller than it was when we started two years ago. Thank you, Mr. Chair.