Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I was going to comment on the question relating to cuts. It is not really a case of cuts that were made by the board to the fees that are paid to lawyers.
The regulations set out the maximum hours that a lawyer will generally be paid for. However, if a lawyer needs more time to spend on a case, the executive director of the Legal Services Board has a discretionary authority to approve increases where he decides that they should be paid. Due to the anticipated deficit, the executive director instructed lawyers that discretionary increases would not be authorized, except in situations where there were compelling circumstances. So the restriction was more in the nature of how that discretion to approve hours beyond that established by the regulations would be exercised. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.