Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have a question for the Minister responsible for the fire suppression program. Mr. Speaker, the Minister indicated today that the manager of the air operations and administration division received a written notice of lay-off, that the position has been discontinued, and the requirements to work for three months were being waived by the deputy minister.

Mr. Speaker, we all know that lay-offs apparently occur when a position is terminated as a result of lack of work or discontinuance of a function. We all know that the fire suppression function certainly hasn't been discontinued and there is certainly not a lack of work available. Can the Minister explain which of these reasons were used for laying off the individual; the air operations manager in the fire suppression program? Thank you.