Absolutely. When I hear Ms. Pohlmann talking about the small business hiring credit, I think it would have been a far better policy to reinstate some of that so that the EI operating account didn't go into deficit and premiums didn't have to rise during a very weak recovery when small businesses are still struggling to get through. We would suggest either freezing premiums or even lowering them through the recession. That would have given a bigger break to employers and a bigger incentive to hire.
On November 6th, 2012. See this statement in context.