Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This afternoon I would like to continue questioning Mr. Dent, the Minister responsible for the Workers' Compensation Board, on the file that Mr. Ivan Valic, an injured worker who for some 19 years now has continued to pursue what he believes and what the Supreme Court of the NWT has shown to be discrimination on denying his benefits, Mr. Speaker.

The Supreme Court of Canada some three years ago decided -- and I think this is what is quite well known as the Martin case -- that workers who suffer from chronic pain are entitled to the same benefits, including long-term disability benefits and vocational rehabilitation, that other injured workers are entitled to, Mr. Speaker. Three years ago, this was when it came out and it was a ruling of the court of Canada. Why have we had to wait for so long for our WCB, as the Minister was telling us yesterday, to take its policy on chronic pain and go out to stakeholders? Why has it taken this long, Mr. Speaker?