Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I can't make that commitment. The budget that we have brought forward obviously involves the layoffs of staff in order to meet our fiscal target. I can't guarantee that people who have received layoff notices are going to keep their jobs in the public service.

We didn't issue any layoff notices to people who work in the remand facility in Hay River. Not one layoff notice was issued there, because none of the folks are getting laid

off. They will be absorbed into the staff at South Mackenzie Correctional Centre. The staff at Dene K'onia...It is unfortunate, but if we close the facility, yes, we don't have jobs that are necessarily available for all of them.

All of the employees have been offered government-wide hiring priority, not just at Justice, but in other departments they have opportunities for positions. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.