Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Good afternoon. Mr. Speaker, I have a return to an oral question asked by Mr. Patterson on February 28, 1995: the impact of federal staff cuts on the Northwest Territories.

Mr. Speaker, the federal budget on February 27, 1995 announced significant reductions to the size of the federal public service over the next three years. In response to Members' enquiries regarding the effects of these cuts on federal employment in the Northwest Territories, I will be tabling later today a summary of the personnel reductions which have been confirmed. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.