I'm not arguing that. I'm saying is that what's low income? You have two people that don't qualify for the other benefits that you just mentioned. They're making 80 grand a year. You have a couple making 80 grand a year each, or a couple making that living in Inuvik. Not a lot of money left over at the end of the month, believe it or not. If you look at the bills and you know yourself what you have to pay up there. And if you had a couple of kids in that household as well -- and, again, what I understand -- and I get it. And when I've talked to people in the department and I've talked to other people, you know, this affects likely more residents in Yellowknife than it does outside of Yellowknife, but there are some. And so my -- and I'm trying -- listen, we need to get to a solution here because I hear what my colleagues are saying as well. But if we did -- if we looked at increasing that, would that not alleviate some of our problems, is all I'm saying. And the Minister doesn't have to answer that because I know she's just answered it but, you know, that's the issue. What is considered too much to make or too little to make, I guess is the question. And I get it. It's online. And I know there's a calculator and I know you can look at it. But are those numbers realistic I guess is what I'm saying. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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