Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have two returns to oral questions, one asked by Mr. Koe on June 8th with respect to the role of economic development officer teams.

As Mr. Koe noted, I had indicated to the House that it was the intention to fill these positions by June 30th. The planning required for the positions is running behind schedule and the positions will not be filled by June 30th. However, the department will have completed the general plan for deployment by the end of the month and I am optimistic that we will fill them at that time.