I think you mentioned this. If you put very few resources into the system, you're not going to get a big improvement in the backlog. You need to put in significant resources. If you put in very few and you fast-track one group, you're going to slow-track another group. In this case, it's families.
Let me now move to a particular aspect of EI. In a sense, we have big business sitting across the table from big labour over there. Perhaps I could focus on these two gentlemen and see the degree to which you may agree or disagree.
My concern with the new EI arrangement is not quite what I heard either of you say. It is that the system could become what economists call pro-cyclical. The actuaries agree with this, so it must be right. The actuaries say that the EI account should be balanced over the business cycle. This way, when you have a recession, whether it's due to poor Conservative policy or any other reason, you don't immediately have to jack up the premiums in order to keep it in balance. You would run EI deficits during recessions, surpluses during good times, and you would balance over the cycle. The problem with this government proposal is that they force premiums to react almost immediately to past or future deficits. Under this new system, you're going to have a big jack-up in premiums during the worst recessionary times. This leads to bad economic policy. It's not just me saying this; the actuaries are saying the same thing.
Could I ask both of you if you have a view on that point.