Thank you. I would like to thank the Member for sharing in the optimism. It is good to hear.
The suggestion is that perhaps we could have put some of these off. As I have said, the idea of placing staff to look at regional operations and community affairs was made by the previous Cabinet, so they are included because there was no funding provided for it when it was done.
The decision to add an additional Minister was made by everyone and we are simply adding it in there because it needs to be funded.
The additions to the Premier's office are ones that are needed now. We are operating in a slightly different style than the previous Cabinets, and I think it has been a welcome change by everyone that is aware of some of the enhanced ways we are operating now.
New positions set up for the intergovernmental forum staff is one that I believe could not wait. The first intergovernmental forum is tentatively scheduled within the next month or two. The federal government has indicated a keen interest in having an intergovernmental forum happen as early as May. The aboriginal leaders have indicated a keen interest in moving ahead with that. It is important for us to show that we would place a high priority on it and prepare ourselves by having appropriate staff support and guidance in making sure that we are good, constructive, positive participants in this forum.
It is a suggestion, of course we thought of, that we could do nothing and hope that somehow it pays in dividends; it does not. We see some opportunities. There are some demands made and we are responding with what we think is in the best interest of the public, this government, this Legislature. Thank you.