—the economy could use a shot in the arm now. Canadians have paid through the nose for a recession they didn't create. If you want to see economic activity and consumer spending, you should get those rates down sooner rather than later.
You're taking in $5.5 billion more in revenue this current fiscal year, 2014-15, than you're paying out in benefits. For the next budget, in 2015, our strong advice would be to get that down. As far as the notional deficit in the EI operating account goes, that's all smoke and mirrors. That account was created to create a deficit.