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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, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, you may not know the answer to this, but I assume that all of the other plans administered by the government, including the one for the public service, the judiciary, teachers, NEBs, and so on, do they all include employer contributions like this? Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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, Minister Abernethy. Mr. Thompson.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Thank you, colleagues. Mr. Speaker, the GNWT must do better when it undertakes consultation on important issues. In the consultation of cannabis legislation, a simple letter of invitation could have been signalled to the people of Fort McPherson that their input on this issue is important and valued. Instead, they were passed over and let down. I trust that my Regular Member colleagues will do what they can to help bring consultation on the cannabis bill to Fort McPherson, and I give the community this public commitment that I will do everything in my power to make that...
Thank you, Minister Abernethy. Mr. Thompson.
Thank you, Minister Abernethy. Mr. Thompson.
Thank you, Mr. Simpson. Any further questions? Mr. Thompson, then Mr. Testart.