Mr. Speaker, the chief actuary for Human Resources Development Canada has announced that the EI surplus this year alone will total $8 billion.
This colossal surplus, accumulated at the expense of the unemployed, is clear evidence of the catastrophic effect of the cuts that have been made since 1994.
Is this anticipated total of the surplus not sufficient to make the government decide to implement the recommendation made in the unanimous report by the Standing Committee on Human Resources Development that the employment insurance program be improved to meet the real needs of the unemployed?