Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I am satisfied that the magnitude of savings are there. We are going to take $400,000 less in this year's budget. That's what we are talking about. Even if the department was wrong by $50,000, and I don't think they are, I just picked the $300,000, $400,000 or $500,000 just out of the air. Even if those are the numbers, it will be plus or minus over the $400,000 that we are going to save. It may not be exactly $400,000.
The Member asked about human resources costs. The cost to supervise an inmate at the North Slave Correctional Centre is $38.57 a day. At the South Mackenzie, it's $156.49. Why the difference? We have economies of scale in the larger facilities, so it's cheaper per inmate.
In an earlier question, the Member had asked whether or not I thought there would be more cost for somebody to be housed at the North Slave Correctional Centre and I said maybe the cost of food might be an incremental cost. In fact, the per diems, including food, clothing and recreational expenses, are less at the North Slave Correctional Centre than they are at the South Mackenzie Correctional Centre. Again, it's because of the size of the operation and the economies of scale. So there are other savings that we haven't even started to talk about here, Mr. Speaker. We are comfortable that give or take $400,000...Will it be $400,000 on the penny? No, it might be a little more or it might be a little less. But the department has given up, in this budget, $400,000 and we are comfortable that we can provide the same operation with that reduced funding. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.