Thanks again for that information. I guess I would at least ask that the Minister check in with Justice and Health and Social Services, and make sure they’re up and running right away.
There’s been a great concern about WSCC rates. Again, I don’t have the terminology; the Minister will know what I’m talking about. There are significant increases for our businesses and that’s a big concern. I’m wondering, what can we do about that. What is the Minister doing about that?
I have collected some information. I realize WSCC has spent a lot of money on legal fees and so on. I know with the Giant thing, it was in the tens of millions of dollars. I just want to know that what we’re charging our businesses is really related to what they are experiencing or engendering in terms of cost. It’s not fair to ask them to shoulder costs that should be shouldered by somebody else. If they are GNWT costs, we shouldn’t be asking our businesses to pay for those costs, obviously.
So what’s the situation from the Minister’s perspective and what are we doing to address this rather alarming jump in personnel rates that have been charged by WSCC? Thank you.