Thank you, Mr. Chairman. My question in regards to the directorate was in regards to personnel. As we know, especially in my communities, the people in Public Works, especially the people that deal with the water treatment plants, the school and other things have been there for several years. I have a real concern in relation to these transfers to communities and exactly where those individuals are going to go. I think they are a vital group of people, in relation to the problem we had last year in McPherson in the water treatment plant. The thing that I would like to know is exactly when these transfers take place that these individuals go along with those transfers. That you do not go out there and start re-inventing the wheel by retraining all these people. These people have worked themselves into these positions and have served the community for, in some cases 10 to 15

years. Basically they have taken over that responsibility from the federal government. I think those people know exactly when anything breaks down in those communities and where those problems are because they have probably dealt with it a couple of years ago or they know exactly when something happens. They are able to respond to it right away. I feel it is critical that we do not do away with those public service positions, especially when you are dealing with the fundamentals, especially with the water treatment plant which is a crucial and vital system to the community. Regarding sewage and backup systems, in case there is a utilidor system in those communities, those are vital infrastructure in those communities. I do not think we can afford at this time to have that service deteriorate. There is enough impact on that infrastructure in regards to usage. A lot of these infrastructure are outdated but it has probably been several years since money has been spent to upgrade and bring them up to par. Because of those individuals, I feel that it is critical that those people stay in those positions. I would like to ask the Minister exactly what is the intention of his department when it comes to personnel within that department?