Maybe I'll begin the answer, and then I'll ask Mr. Da Pont to carry on.
I guess I'd just like to say that certainly the captain in question is a very distinguished employee of the coast guard, and certainly we value the input from the coast guard alumni.
All of that being said, as the minister said last week, this decision was made for operational reasons. It was made for reasons related to saving money on infrastructure in order to spend money at the sharp end. In terms of the people involved, a five-year plan was put in place to look after the interests of all the people involved, including term employees. It was not made for political reasons, as the minister indicated. He was responding to a recommendation from the department and from the coast guard.
With that by way of background, I'll ask Mr. Da Pont to carry on.