Thank you, Mr. Chair. Of the four positions identified for reduction, three have been vacant for some time. As the Premier noted, one since 2010, and that was in our implementation shop, and we have certainly found ways to manage that workload without that position being filled. Another position that was vacant since 2013 just proved to be a difficult one to fill, and we have found ways to operationalize without the use of that position, so when faced with some tough questions about the level of resources, we had to be honest and say we really don't need that resource because we've been working without it for so long.
Similarly, there is a research assistant negotiator position that's more recently vacant for the last two years. It's the same scenario. We do identify one chief negotiator position for reduction that hasn't been vacant but will be as of June 10th, and we are anticipating filling that work with existing negotiators on staff in the department, so it's really about reassigning some workloads. We are not anticipating at all that shortage causing any delays.