Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I'd like to thank the Member for that question because I think it's probably out there on everybody's mind. I think that's the cost of doing business in the city of Yellowknife. The cost, as we all know, to live in Yellowknife is quite high, and probably one of the biggest cost drivers we've seen in Yellowknife is the cost of real estate and trying to find a place to live. I think it's important as Members who come to Yellowknife from outside the capital that there is a cost associated with having Yellowknife as the capital of the Northwest Territories. I think that because Yellowknife is the capital and having Members come from outside Yellowknife to carry out their duties, we're finding much more of their time is consumed in Yellowknife as a Member with regard to committee responsibilities and when the House is sitting four times a year. I think we as a government have to realize that these things are put in place by way of a public review process which is an independent body established to look at Members' compensation. The increases are based on the actual costs of a furnished two-bedroom apartment in Yellowknife based on the actual going rate during the review period which happens once a year. That's why we're seeing the increases. It does not go in the pockets of the Members. I think that's one thing people out there in the public are misunderstanding with regard to how that comes about. That is the actual physical cost for a furnished two-bedroom apartment in Yellowknife at any given year, which now has taken us up to where we are today.
So I think because of the inflation factor and also the responsibility of the compensation and review committee that was just established through this Legislative Assembly, they will do a review every four years in which they review the compensation of all Members of the Legislative Assembly. That includes the capital living allowance. We are looking at having that established within the next two years. Hopefully by December or January, we will be bringing forward terms of reference for such a committee to look at things such as the capital living allowance and compensation for Members. It is based on the actual cost of a two-bedroom furnished apartment in Yellowknife, which is done annually.