Thank you for your question. There are a number of points I would like to clarify.
Certainly, our level of service studies or aeronautical studies have not yet been determined. It's a process that evaluates whether alternate service levels are appropriate. We will be making recommendations, following our stakeholder consultations, that we believe are thorough and safety-focused. As I said, no recommendations have been made to date.
You bring up the point that letters of layoff were issued to air traffic controllers. I want to clarify that as well. These were letters of vulnerability, indicating that their jobs potentially could be at risk, depending on the outcome of these studies. In no way have these individuals been laid off at this time. They are still very much attached to a paycheque. They still very much continue to do the hard work that they've been doing within the communities that you mentioned, and beyond. They will continue to do so until such time as the aeronautical studies are completed and submitted to Transport Canada.
I wanted to make sure that the committee was fully aware that these employees were declared vulnerable and have not been laid off.