Thank you. I'm glad this will continue.
I filled in for another member at one of the meetings of the human resources committee, which is looking at maternity leave. I don't think our EI system was designed maliciously to impact women negatively, but I have a resident in my community who was laid off right after her maternity leave. EI is calculated based on the last 52 weeks you worked, so she was left out. Her male colleagues, who were also laid off, could access the EI system. The lens on that right shows that it's just such a simple simple issue, which I don't think the system was ever designed for. Adding this lens will look at the differences that women and men face in the workforce.
In terms of infrastructure, you touched on housing as well as transit. I want to say two quick things and get your thoughts and comments on them.
In terms of transit, one of the things I was very pleased to see—I spoke to my municipal colleagues after the budget was announced—was the predictable transit funding that's now based on ridership and population. It's important because municipalities can now increase transit, the routes or fleets and all of that. Just basing it on ridership doesn't actually get you further ahead but somewhat maintains what you already have. I don't know if you have a comment on that.
Finally, in terms of affordable housing and its economic benefits, it's not just the right thing to do but also what it means for the economy when we're getting more people in the workforce and ensuring that people can really reach their full potential.