Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Welcome to each of you and thank you for your presentations today.
My first question is to Madam Moreau, from the CFIB.
Towards the end of your presentation, you said that you would support the reduction of EI premiums once the account is in balance. The recent economic statement or fiscal update from the minister has said that the account will be in balance in 2015. The minister's projections up until 2017 show that, by freezing the EI rate at $1.88 for every $100 of insurable earnings, there will be an additional $5.6 billion collected until the end of 2016.
Just to be clear, are you calling for the EI premiums to be reduced after the account is in balance in 2015, as opposed to the government collecting an additional $5.6 billion on workers and employers?