Frederick Blake Jr.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Just under the Members' pension expenses, when is the last time the Legislative Assembly made a contribution to the MLA pension plan? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Will this return to employer or public contributions to the pension plans in any way impact the pension benefits that MLAs, whether past, present, or future, are entitled to? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, I would like to ask: do you know of any other MLA pension plans or any defined benefit plan at all that has been able to live off its surplus like this for so long? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. My understanding is that defined benefit pension plans like these are funded through a combination of employee and employer contributions. Have MLAs been contributing to these plans since the 1990s? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. This is my final question. It is kind of a twopart question. What would happen if we didn't approve this contribution now? Would the plan collapse? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Minister Abernethy. Mr. Simpson.

Thank you, Minister Abernethy. Mr. Simpson.

Thank you, Mr. O'Reilly. Mr. Simpson.

The Minister already answered my next question, so I'll go to my third: does the GNWT have any guidelines to assist the departments to undertake consultations?

Thank you, Minister Abernethy. Mr. Thompson.