Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I believe it's important that this government provide clear information to the public so they can make informed decisions. There is a document on the Department of Finance's website called "Questions & Answers: GNWT Position on Pay Increases." A number of my constituents looked over this information and had some concerns that I would like the Minister to respond to today.
In one of the examples, for a classroom assistant, starting pay in 2015-2016 on this graph shows $60,762, increasing to $72,131 in 2020-2021. Now, the department then claims this is a total increased pay of $30,000. That is nearly a 50 percent increase in base pay. That does not make sense with the first part of the graph and, if you look at all the positions contained in this document and posted currently on the website, they are all like this. It seems the department or the government is double counting its numbers to show an overly generous total increased pay. Can the Minister respond to this discrepancy and set the record straight on what expectations Northerners can have of these proposed pay increases? Thank you.