Mr. Todd.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. There have been a few cases where circumstances outside of our responsibility have made it difficult for some of our employees to bear the burden of a 20 percent clawback when, as Mr. Picco rightly said, there may be other garnishees than there annual one, particular one. What we have tried to do is deal on an individual basis and make adjustments accordingly. If Mr. Picco has any

specific cases that are not getting that kind of treatment, I would be only too happy to deal with them and correct it accordingly. Thank you.

Thank you. Oral questions. Supplementary, Mr. Picco.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I am very pleased to hear that Mr. Todd will look into it. My supplementary question is on employees that are no longer working for our government, that are working for maybe the federal government, or the municipality, and now are being subject to the 20 percent clawback for overpayments on wages or benefits they may have received when they were employees of this government. Does the same policy apply to these people also? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Mr. Todd.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I am not aware of any particular cases that Mr. Picco alludes to. I will suggest to him that if he has specific cases where there are some concerns out there, than I will deal with those. I am not personally aware of anybody who has been moved to another one and we are still clawing back on. I would be only too happy to deal with them on an individual basis. Thank you.

Thank you. Oral questions. Supplementary, Mr. Picco.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, quite a few employees did have to pay back vacation travel assistance, payments and other monies received because of the new contract that was put in place. Mr. Speaker, can the Minister then update us on how that is playing itself out with those employees? Is most of that money now paid back, or are we still having quite a few employees that we are doing retroactively?

Mr. Todd.

I have not heard any complaints but I am sure there are some people who are not content with the fact that we are clawing back VTAs and the monies that we took back from people. I would have to assume that it is going reasonably well. If there are any specific instances that I can assist him with in his riding or any other riding, I would be only too happy to do so. Thank you.

Question period is over. Item 7, written questions. Mrs. Groenewegen.

The Member for Hay River is seeking unanimous consent to return to item 5, recognition of visitors in the gallery. Do we have any nays? There are no nays. Mrs. Groenewegen, you have unanimous consent.

Welcome to the Assembly. Recognition of visitors in the gallery. Mr. Picco.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I was just about to ask for unanimous consent and I am glad that Mrs. Groenewegen did so. I probably would not have received it.

He already had recognition of visitors in the gallery. I am sorry, Mr. Picco, you already used up your item 5. Recognition of visitors in the gallery. Mr. O'Brien.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I would like to recognize two long-time friends of mine and also friends of Mr. Picco. From Iqaluit, Mr. John Koe and Mr. Norm McDermitt.

-- Applause

Welcome to the Assembly. Recognition of visitors in the gallery. Item 7, written questions. Mr. Picco.

Go ahead.

My first question is to the Minister of Justice and it concerns Locksmiths, Security Guards and Other Security Occupations Act. The Locksmiths, Security Guards and Other Security Occupations Act was passed by the Legislative Assembly and assented to on April 1, 1991. The Act has never come into force. Can the Minister indicate (1) why the Act never came into force; (2) whether there are plans to bring the Act into force; and (3) whether there are amendments necessary before the Act can come into force.

My second written question is to the Minister of the Financial Management Board Secretariat. It concerns the updating of the Arbitration Act. The GNWT's Arbitration Act has only had two minor, written corrections since it was passed in 1980. The legislation is apparently outdated compared to similar legislation in the rest of Canada. The parties affected by the Arbitration Act have expressed concern about weaknesses in the Act. Can the Minister indicate what efforts have been made by his department to identify the necessary revisions to the Act and when he plans to bring these revisions forward in this House? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.