Mr. Speaker, the direction the Minister took was the direction he felt was necessary. Exactly

why the timing was what it was...I would like to inform the Members of the Legislative Assembly that the chronology was put together at my request by the former Minister and his staff, because of the concerns around this issue. So, in terms of how and when and why it didn't happen before December 31, sometimes we are not in control of the timing. I know that, certainly, with the financial state of the community, there was some urgency pressed upon us to deal with that.

I suppose we could put off these decisions until a more politically appropriate time, after the session or after the mid term review, but at the time that the Minister made the decision, he felt it was imperative that we deal with it. It was important enough, so he did so. Thank you.