Madam Chair, I thank the hon. member for his somewhat lengthy question, which will allow me to provide a little more detail.
It's important to differentiate between three periods: the one prior to March 15, the one between March 15 and the end of the Canada emergency response benefit, and the one after the Canada emergency response benefit.
Prior to March 15, there was the employment insurance program, which applies to everyone who applied for employment insurance before March 15.
Between March 15 and a maximum of four months out of a total of eight months, people can receive the Canada emergency response benefit, which significantly increases the number of Quebeckers who can receive assistance from the federal government. In fact, about 30% of Quebeckers who currently receive the benefit would not receive it if we were in employment insurance mode.
There will be a post-Canada emergency response benefit. We have already announced that the employment insurance program will follow the Canada emergency response benefit, to pay employment insurance benefit to those—