Mr. Chairman, I suppose we could have. But, I'm told repeatedly by Mr. Kakfwi that he doesn't have enough people in his correctional centres to take care of the problems that are there, that his staff are getting burned out, and that there is potential for problems in these centres. He convinced us that he needed those extra positions.
We know that in Safety and Public Services, there has been a call for more monitoring across the Northwest Territories, whether it is in safety or whether it is in mines. We know there is an increase in mining activity in the Northwest Territories. And, so, there are two new mining inspectors required.
I can't defend the Public Works and Services Yellowknife office plan, I mean it was a requirement that was felt to be needed by the department. Mr. Chairman, I can't say that is as important as the other ones.
With regard to Rankin Inlet and Inuvik computer operators, that is just an area that is growing; that is, the transmission of data from those centres to us or between themselves. There is a need for more operators because of increased activity.
In Transportation, with Arctic A airports, we felt we needed a designated person to be there to conclude what we term is a very important agreement with Canada. We wanted a dedicated person who was totally committed to working in this area and, as I say, that is going to fold as soon as negotiations are either completed satisfactorily or they fail.
And, as I said, on the other ones. The two in Health are from the federal government, vote 45, as is Municipal and Community Affairs. The one I suppose we could have done without is the Public Works and Services project officer, Mr. Chairman. Thank you.