Madam Chair, under the Devolution Agreement there are provisions that create something called a devolution allowance, and it is something that is potentially paid to federal employees who are transferring to the employ of the Government of the Northwest Territories. The intention there is when they come over to the GNWT, they don’t suffer a loss in pay. So on a temporary basis, it, at least in theory, can result in those transferring employees making more money

than someone in the same job classification. It’s exceptional but it is possible. Here, we needed to make sure that that didn’t give rise to a potential pay equity complaint or something of that nature. Of course, we had a need and a desire to have as many of the federal employees to come over to the GNWT as possible. Thank you, Madam Chair.