It's never too long, presidency of the chair.
It was prior to Mr. Keddy joining the finance committee.
My goodness gracious, there were news conferences and protests and there were many speeches given about the impact these changes would make on seasonal workers. I remember vividly being at one news conference on this. There was a great deal of publicity given to the impact this would have on seasonal work, which of course people in the fishing industry are a part of. There was a lot of concern that the impact, the denial of benefits, would mean that people who work in seasonal industries would be forced to leave their area to go to find other employment because they would not be able to get benefits during off-season, and that's unfortunately the nature of the work that some people participate in, such as fishing, tourism, and many other sectors. Clearly there were a lot of concerns raised at the time.
We are glad that the mistake made by the Conservatives is being fixed with this bill.