Yes, thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, I do not think we are spouting gobbledygook. What I am trying to ascertain in a very honourable way to the chairman of the WCB is, what percentage of the increase is based on the CPI? Now, what the Minister is telling me is that indeed it is on the ability of the employer to pay and so on and so forth. Yes, the stakeholders, which the major stakeholder in this case is the organized labour, they had been consulted and I think they asked for $58,000. We have come in with $52,000, which is a $3,000 increase from the $49,000, $9,000 less than what was required, or what was requested. I understand that the union request was based on the inflationary factors and the CPI as opposed to the YMIR amount that was arrived at by the WCB. I cannot make it any easier than that, Mr. Chairman.
Edward Picco on Bill 15: An Act To Amend The Workers' Compensation Act
In the Legislative Assembly on October 14th, 1997. See this statement in context.
Bill 15: An Act To Amend The Workers' Compensation Act
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
October 14th, 1997
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Edward Picco Iqaluit
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