I’ll be really fast. We understand how difficult it is to make any decision that involves the laying-off of staff. When it comes to communities like Fort Smith and Inuvik, they’re taking a huge hit. Tons and tons of positions are being eliminated out of those regions and out of those communities.
Related to this motion, we’d seriously think it would be a good idea, in the future, when you’re hitting on a community pretty hard, to actually have the departments talk and think about the impacts you’re actually inflicting on a community. Twenty or 30 positions is an awful lot for a small community to take.
We encourage you to look at this again, make sure you’re making the right choice and, we hope, put some of these positions back.