Human Resources committee  I'm told that the anticipated administrative costs for the current system for the management of EI are about $1.6 billion. I don't know if that figure is correct, but if it is correct, it seems to me considerable. Could you take the opportunity in setting up this new structure to

Human Resources committee  We would be very supportive of such a measure. We have for a long time asked that insurance be insurance and social programs be social programs. This way, there can be legitimate political debate about how generous you want your social programs to be. Different governments could

Human Resources committee  I would like to make one final comment about the surpluses. I understand that the Supreme Court of Canada will have to make a ruling on that issue quite soon. So we should refer to the Supreme Court, and see what its decision will be. In any case, I will be watching this judgment

Human Resources committee  As we said, we're supportive of that legislation, and I think it's a good move. As a source of inspiration, you may want to look at what they're doing with the Quebec workers' compensation board. By and large it's an organization that works very well. It has a really autonomous,

Human Resources committee  What I meant to say was that to my knowledge—and please correct me if I'm mistaken—the $54 billion was not deposited in a specific account. We could not go to the bank now and ask for a cheque to be written on an account. For example, in the case of the Caisse de dépôt et placeme

Human Resources committee  We do not see it as a question of giving up. For the time being, we would like the reserve to be somewhat higher than the figure that has been proposed. With respect to the fund, a press release has already been issued or will be released shortly. We continue to say that theoreti

Human Resources committee  As we've stated in our presentation, we would hope for at least a 50% increase--so $3 billion instead of $2 billion. But we also believe that there's an issue of an equilibrium between what's desirable--and I think in his presentation Mr. Gagnon said that up to $15 billion would

Human Resources committee  Good morning. My name is Michel Kelly-Gagnon. With me is my colleague, Youri Chassin. I will be making my presentation in French. I think it is important for the Conseil du patronat to be involved in the discussions regarding the financing of employment insurance, because it is

Human Resources committee  Thank you. Provincially regulated companies and our members are in the business of the production of private goods. If their manufacturer or company is shut down, there can be the consequence of having the business shut down, but it's not more than that. By the way, I was aske

Human Resources committee  Mr. Chair, rather than going by anecdotal evidence, we think it is more relevant to base our analysis on statistics from Human Resources and Skills Development Canada, which are included in the brief we tabled. The honourable member says that he would have liked to have heard an

Human Resources committee  We won't debate the words “anecdotal evidence”. So let's talk about a concrete example, for argument sake. Let's talk about Telus, for argument sake. I'd like to finish my answer, if I may.Thank you. Mr. Chair, several lengthy rounds of bargaining took place at Telus—I won't go

Human Resources committee  In Quebec, there have also been cases where call centres haven't worked out and have had to close up shop.

Human Resources committee  Oh, in English we said “folk” medicine. Maybe it was....

Human Resources committee  It's a subtle answer. I would first like my colleague, Mr. Giroux, to give part of the answer, and then I will come back for a complement, if you don't mind.

Human Resources committee  No.