Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I think that the Minister spoke to the reason why most of the regions are located in Yellowknife and it has to do with the way the job is accomplished. We do not just go into a region and negotiate, and have the rest of the time off until the next negotiation session. Most of the work in between sessions is preparing for the next session, and to do that they have to work with our departments.
We have to review positions that are tabled by one or both of the other parties, and we have to ensure that our departments agree with a position. We have to develop a response. Most of the work is here in Yellowknife. We also want to ensure that our negotiators know what is happening at other tables. We are a very close-knit unit, and we are all located on one floor. It is best for our operation if we are all located here. It simply would not be workable to have our staff located in the region. We would have to be bringing them back into Yellowknife so often. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.