In my opinion, it is equitable. The honourable colleague, with all due respect, is not paying attention to the principle of the strategy. The principle of the strategy is to ensure that we provide a wage and benefits

package for northern employees that meets their needs. It is not designed and will not be designed in this government if we are to meet the targets that this Assembly and the standing committees worked with us on to address the VTA recreational bonus that was originally designed for southern employees. It's an unfortunate situation that over the years people have viewed that as part of their overall income. It was and is vacation travel assistance for people to go south, nothing more, nothing less. The principle of what we're trying to accomplish here is a benefits package that addresses northerners and their cost of living. I can't address it any other way. I don't know how else to explain it to the honourable Member.