Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Just quickly, in calculating, I have a difficult time supporting this amendment because when I calculated last year the percentage of the COLA that was given to MLAs there was a five per cent cost of living allowance, and with that they received a five per cent cost of living allowance to their base salary and also in the indemnity funding.

With our budget of $1.6 million for this portion, both salaries and indemnities, if we take, for example, last year -- based on last year's figures of the cost of living allowance, we would actually be saving $83,600. Taking into consideration our base salary and all of our living allowance, I do not think it is much to ask of the Members, to save somewhere in the tune of $84,000. I think it will show good leadership and I want to remind Members that next year this government is going to be going into negotiations with different unions and I think it is fairly unfair for us to ask them to consider wage restraints for civil servants and other boards and agencies when we are going to be self righteous and keep our salary the same, or our expenses the same. I think we really have to show leadership and be the first ones to take a cut -- I am saying keep our salaries the same. There is nothing wrong with asking Members to request this. I have a difficult time supporting the amendment.