No, we did not ignore that request. We have spent a lot of time

consulting, working with committee on the main estimates that are before this House. In my budget address, we laid out what we used in calculating and determining that budget, and one of those factors was as we looked at all the variables that are before us, the challenges, the financial issues, we saw the way forward as a government with 5 percent, recognizing that we had to meet these other objectives as well.

The committee recommended to us 25 percent. We heard that, as well, in other parts of the territory as well as we heard other specific numbers in other parts of the territory. At the end of the day we had to make choices.

We have come forward with this budget and now we’re going to be here for six weeks having the discussion. We are tasked, sent away, build a budget and bring it to this House so we can have that debate and now we are having that debate. Thank you.