I think it was the day after or a couple of days after the budget that I sat down with all of the bargaining agents within the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade and we discussed this announcement. We have undertaken to ensure that we continue to communicate, inform, and engage our bargaining agents on a regular basis as we go forward. I know my counterpart at the Canadian International Development Agency had done the same thing very early on.
I can also indicate that the feedback from that session was very positive in that there was certainly a level of appreciation for taking the time to offer up what it is that we did know at the time. We look forward to further engagement with our bargaining agents as we go forward, and that includes the Professional Association of Foreign Service Officers, the Public Service Alliance, and others—essentially, all those that represent employees within the department.