They would, yes, and I think that's probably what we're really trying to get after.
We've had some discussions already this morning about the regional distribution of jobs and different things. There was talk about the $14,000 difference between the different classifications of jobs. However, within different regions, $40,000 in certain regions is far less money than $40,000 in another region. Cost of living, housing, and all those different things play a factor in that.
As a matter of fact, I can give you anecdotal evidence about a crown corporation. Some people from my home town were looking for transfers from Grande Prairie to the Maritimes, specifically because they could sell their home, get out of their mortgage, and live mortgage-free in a nicer home. They wouldn't have that mortgage payment, so really they'd have more income. Or that's the way they viewed it.
I'm wondering whether, in terms of civil service studies, there has been any consideration of those particular points--how and where civil servants are placed, and if that might be a component or reason as to why fewer people in the regions give up their jobs, whereas in some of the more metropolitan areas they do give up their jobs. Has there been any research or consideration of those points?