Madam Speaker, one of the serious concerns is the impact these changes will have on employers.
When we think of EI, we tend to think of people, the recipients of EI. We do not tend to think of those who will be impacted, those who actually hire those individuals, particularly in seasonal industries. This will have a serious impact on employers. If people are to be forced to take a job outside of the community, where the seasonal employers are in particular, that job will probably be for a longer period of time, and they will then not be available for the seasonal industry.
Again, there is the reality of the travel and the cost involved to both the employer and the employee.