Thank you, Mr. Chairman. No, that's a snapshot as of one day what the vacant positions were, not what they were through the course of the year. That's what I said; you would have to do a review of how long the positions had been vacant to come up with a number. So, no, I wouldn't agree that it was $3 million. Just for the record, at March 31, 2004, the department's free balance was $17,000. So it's not as if there's a whole bunch of room in the budget typically to manoeuvre.
Charles Dent on Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
March 7th, 2005
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