Frederick Blake Jr.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, how has the plan been able to survive without any employer or public contributions? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

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. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, in follow-up to my Member's statement, I have a few questions for the Minister of Justice. Would the Minister of Justice please advise this House what process was used to determine which communities the GNWT visited on consulting on the proposed cannabis legislation? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Thompson. Minister Abernethy.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, like governments across Canada, the GNWT is working to meet the federal government's deadline for the legalization of marijuana later this year. In the fall of 2017, the GNWT consulted with communities in the Northwest Territories about the proposed legislation to make marijuana legal in the Northwest Territories.

Unfortunately, Fort McPherson was left out of this consultation. The Hamlet Council, the Tetlit Gwich'in Band, and the Designated Gwich'in Organization are not happy about that. As they pointed out in a press release earlier this month, the hamlet...

Thank you, Mr. Thompson. Minister Abernethy.

Thank you, Mr. Thompson. Minister Abernethy.