Not to my knowledge. I will refrain from commenting on partisan games played by political parties about what should be done, what should be supported, whether the government should continue its work, and so on. It is true that employment insurance measures have been passed, such as the five additional weeks at the end of the benefit period. Clearly, that will help some people. That is not insignificant. Still, 50% of people do not have access to employment insurance when they lose their jobs. Even if the benefit period is extended a little or other measures are implemented to improve the system, people excluded from employment insurance will find themselves living in poverty. There are no insignificant measures, but what we want is a full-scale reform so that situations like this do not happen again.
On October 7th, 2009. See this statement in context.