Mr.

Speaker, one of the

reasons for informing employees early of their positions being potentially affected was to give employees an opportunity to look at other options they may have, whether it’s within the department, moving to another community, deciding for early retirement. All those things can be considered. Departments have been encouraged to find placements for those potentially affected employees.

Now, arrangements may have been made with those employees as to what’s happening. We’ve had some employees who, when they were notified, have looked at further education opportunities through our system and have been granted that area. There are a number of things that have happened, but that has been with the work of those who are potentially affected.