Mr. Chair, I'm going to answer in English to make sure I get the terms right.
The post-living differential was brought in in 2008, and it had not been changed since. It was based on market differences. In the 14 or 15 years since that policy was brought in and last updated, there have been changes in markets, so many were getting the benefit where others weren't.
The housing differential was brought in to address our most vulnerable at the lower band of pay to ensure that they could afford to live. We have heard from many of the tens of thousands who are now collecting this benefit that they are quite content.
There were a number of others who were collecting this benefit. Had it been changed earlier, they would not have been in receipt of the benefits they received over the last number of years.
The work on this continued. In terms of the exact number, prior to this we were authorized $110 million. We were spending above that. This moved our authorization up to $150 million, so it's an expansion.
Our team has done the best it could within that $150-million envelope to provide that benefit where it is most needed, based on data, based on science.