Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, as I said the 18, not 17 PYs are not in any budget because all that is a straight restructuring. The line would stay the same except for 3 PY reduction in the Language Bureau. Eighteen PYs is not the total Language Bureau. It was a portion of the Language Bureau, a big portion. If we were to restructure the Language Bureau, those 18 PYs would disappear. Whether we restructure or not, this budget includes a reduction of three PYs. As I was trying to help the Member understand, where those PYs turn out to be I cannot say exactly right now, as I indicated to the Member for Inuvik earlier, because we have more locations than we have PYs to layoff. It did not mean that there was necessarily one or two or three PYs laid off in the same community. If the Member is asking me, will all three PYs that we are reducing be in Iqaluit. If we do not restructure the Language Bureau, the answer is no. Will one of them, perhaps - I do not know. We will have to look at that. Somehow, if we do not restructure the Language Bureau, we have to find a way to run it with three PYs less in total. Where those PYs are located, I am not sure. We may try and work it through a vacancy rate rather than to have to lay people off, which is what we have managed to do in the regional offices. I hope that has cleared that up for the Member, Mr. Chairman.
Charles Dent on Committee Motion 24-13(4): Recommendation For Withdrawal Of Layoff Notices To Interpreters/translators
In the Legislative Assembly on February 24th, 1997. See this statement in context.
Committee Motion 24-13(4): Recommendation For Withdrawal Of Layoff Notices To Interpreters/translators
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
February 24th, 1997
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