We won't be able to include the Ste. Anne's Hospital employees in our projections until the agreement has been concluded. As you know, the negotiations with the Government of Quebec regarding the hospital's transfer are going well. The objective is to maintain quality services for veterans, in both official languages, but also to eventually allow the Quebec community—especially those people living in Montreal's west island—to benefit from that infrastructure.
Once this agreement has been finalized and the transfer has been completed, those employees will be transferred to the Government of Quebec. From there on in, we will no longer include them in our projections. What is interesting about that transfer is that, on paper, it will reduce the number of employees at the Department of Veterans Affairs. The transfer helps maintain those long-term jobs, since we are ensuring that institution's sustainability by maintaining and securing quality care for veterans. In addition, Montreal's west island community will constitute a new client base.
