Robert Villeneuve

Fine. That clarifies my concern.

Okay, and that's in the stats that we have today. That's the historical stats, I guess. I guess in your professional opinion, how much more attractive would it be for corporations to file their taxes in the NWT and making this change?

Fine, thank you. I just wanted to make sure people know that.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I just want to ask -- probably the Minister of Health, I guess, could answer this -- section 1 of the Medical Care Act, does that include everybody who receives medical services in the NWT, insured or non-insured, non-residential, whoever? Thank you.

Thank you. I'll save the next question for when we get into the detail, because we have in quotes here "insured persons" under the Medical Care Act. So all the insured persons under the Medical Care Act include the non-insured beneficiaries? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Under the health care plan, is that list updated…You said it's updated more frequently than the elections one, which is probably every four years or so. I know under the health care plan it's for insured persons under the NWT health care. What about the non-insured health care beneficiaries? Thank you.

Yes. Can we look at setting up an employment equity advisory committee? Yes or no and why not? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I don’t recall the committee, I don’t know if it was AOC or maybe the Social Programs committee wasn’t in total favour of it, but I know the affirmative action policy as it stands today calls for an affirmative action advisory committee to oversee the affirmative action policy and make sure that the government is committed to developing a public service that is representative of the population of the NWT; namely, women in management and indigenous aboriginals in government, in the public service. So I just don’t see what’s wrong with having a totally independent...

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, today I would just like to use my Member’s statement to express some of my concerns with the new Human Resources department. Mr. Speaker, although I am in full support of the amalgamation of the human resources and public services and the intent to develop a more balanced and representative public service here in the NWT, I feel that there are some important human resource issues related to why this government moved back to a stand-alone Human Resources department that are falling through the cracks as we move forward.

Mr. Speaker, I am still receiving many...

Thank you, Mr. Chair. So making this change, if somebody from the NWT has got stocks and bonds, shares on the Toronto Stock Market and they get some kind of a dividend out of that every year, with this change they're going to be gaining an extra…or $8 is less of what they're going to have to pay on every $100 that they claim? Is that the scheme?