Madam, that is inaccurate. As I just explained, in the past, seven workers who paid employment insurance premiums, out of a certain number, were entitled to benefits. Now there are only four left. This means that six workers who paid premiums will not be entitled to benefits. Not only does this program give an incentive, but it also penalizes those who, normally, would be entitled to benefits. I understand your reasoning.
Let us take, for instance, Saint-Michel-des-Saints, in my riding, where two factories will be shut down. This will mean the loss of 400 jobs and if we add indirect employment, the figure will be 600. Consequently, 50 per cent of the labour force in the region will be unemployed during the coming weeks. You can either ask them all to go to Montreal, or you could give them a chance to train in other activities such as recreation, tourism, or lumber processing, and so on.