Frederick Blake Jr.

Thank you. That’s something that was recommended, and I believe MACA is working on that at the moment. Maybe we’ll get a briefing note on that. Thank you.

Yes, because this was leading up to the previous election, there was a lot of training, as well, that the Chief Electoral Officer put forward, especially in the communities, with the returning officers. That had a lot to do with it, plus bringing on staff, as I mentioned. That took a lot of it. The changes that were being proposed, the Chief Electoral Officer, are consistent with what she requested. Thank you.

Thank you, great question. Actually, we will still have on staff our Chief Electoral Officer, the Deputy Chief Electoral Officer, and also a part-time position. Leading up to the next election, we’ll see all these positions put out again and fully staffed. With the positions that we will have on staff, that will conclude the post-election work that is required, so we’ll have, actually, three staff on, well, two and a half, actually.

Yes, thank you. That falls under Members' operating expenses. The total amount is actually $67,000 for CA benefits, and that's through NEBS, which comes out of the budget, your constituency budget. Thank you.

Thank you. I will hand it over to Mr. Mercer.

Yes, I do. Thank you.

Thank you, Minister. Final supplementary, Member for Yellowknife Centre

Thank you. The position isn't vacant at the moment. We still have a languages commissioner. The increases were due to the plans that were in place because we did put it out to competition, and someone was selected, and we budgeted to have the office moved to Deline. Since everything was planned here and also moving that position to a full-time, because the person declined on the position, the board decided to re-advertise. Because we made those changes to make it a full-time position and have the option to relocate to a different community throughout the Northwest Territories, the board felt...

Due to increased workload, we've increased the Human Rights Adjudication Panel from a part-time position to a full-time position.

I’ll take it as a comment. As I mentioned, it’s fully consistent with what the Chief Electoral Officer has requested. As I mentioned in my opening statement, we’re always trying to work closely with the independent commissioners and continue that. Thank you.