Thank you, Mr. Chairman. As to the timetable for when we might conclude these negotiations with the positions, we are hoping to have a submission to the Financial Management Board Secretariat, at least on an initial phase of this, very shortly. There are some details to work out on the actual salary schedules and alternative payment plans that we are offering.

All I can really tell the Member, Mr. Chairman, is that we are very close to having satisfactory arrangements setup with the physicians. As for how many locums and how successful the locum support has been, I would not have any details on that.

Mr. Chairman, we have 14 positions in Yellowknife, and at any given time, we have six positions who are here on a locum arrangement for a period of time.