Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I have a return to an oral question asked by Mr. Braden on November 1, 2000 regarding public sector salaries.
The tentative agreement reached with the Union of Northern Workers, and that is currently in the ratification process, will provide for an increment to the pay line of 3.8 percent in the first year and 2.5 percent in the second year. These increases maintain the competitive position the GNWT holds in comparison to other public sector employees in Canada.