The Minister is correct; this is a cascade approach. I think the first fine, $250; second fine, $400; and it’s a $1,000 fine for every claim thereafter. That’s according to WSCC guidelines.
I beg to differ, Madam Chair. I think $56,000 is $56,000. I’m sure anyone who said $56,000 is on the floor over there, don’t worry about it, it’s a small number... I believe it’s a large number. More importantly, the fact that it won’t go away because, as we continue, even with one more claim tomorrow, that’s another thousand bucks. It will just continue like this and snowball until such time as we go to zero and get that reset, but that’s something that’s going to be ongoing.
I guess my question, Madam Chair, is I think it’s significant enough. Why are we submitting late? Do we not have the mechanism? Are we not providing the tools, the rationale for the employees to say if you are injured, you have 72 hours, please contact person X? Do we have those tools or measures to allow that to happen to reduce that amount because it does affect the budget at the end of the day? Thank you, Madam Chair.