I do hope, that given the information that the members have on the lay offs to date, that I have fully demonstrated myself, as finance minister, and as the MLA for the constituency of Keewatin Central, that there has been a fairness in the lay-off notices. The reality is, that in my own riding, 23.6 percent lay offs have occurred, which is the second highest lay-offs across the framework.

So I understand my colleagues concern, we are trying to balance this budget, and do these lay offs in a fair and equitable way, and many of you have supported that. These are difficult decisions to make, not popular ones, but they must be made if we are to balance the budget, and I will do what ever is necessary, to demonstrate to this House, to my colleagues in the audience, and to the territories at large that we are trying to do it in a fair and equitable way. Thank you.