I will not reiterate what Mr. Coderre said about protecting employees, but we are watching the decline in the number of jobs and the layoffs in positions where there is considerable expertise. This is a loss of Canadian expertise. At the same time, the fact that there are so many terminations, going from 870 engineers to 340, is of considerable concern to us.
I would like to talk to you about something else. We see that in the supplementary estimates there is $1 million being transferred that was used at Natural Resources for the review of safety and environmental requirements for offshore drilling in the Arctic. Do you have concerns of that nature for Old Harry? Where are you at present in your negotiations with the Quebec government? You know there is a moratorium in Quebec until 2012. The environment is very fragile and there are impacts.
We have learned that Corridor Resources Inc., the manager, if you like, for Canada and Newfoundland, would have carte blanche to get a licence and drill. Do you intend to enter into agreements with the Quebec government, because a large part of what will be pumped is within Quebec? Do you intend to get involved the same way as in the Arctic to prevent the harm to the environment that this might cause in the Gulf of St. Lawrence?