Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, witnesses, for being here.
Ms. Ducharme, perhaps I could start with you. The Prime Minister in the run-up to the election in 2008—it was in August or September—was in the Miramichi area, and promised that there would be no job losses at the centre if the long-gun registry was gotten rid of.
I'd like to know if you heard about those comments he made and if there would be no job losses if the long-gun registry was in fact gotten rid of.