There are certainly a number of differences between the EI maternal and parental benefits program and the Quebec parental insurance plan with respect to self-employed workers. It is possible for self-employed workers in the rest of Canada to opt into the EI program to pay premiums and obtain access to maternity and parental benefits. That has existed now for about six years, but the participation is very low, whereas in Quebec participation is mandatory, including for the self-employed.
As for other aspects of the program, it's true that in the Quebec program there are dedicated paternity benefits that, I would say, are intended to encourage men as well to take parental leave. Indeed, in Quebec we see many more men, proportionally speaking, taking advantage of the paternity and parental benefits than we do in the rest of Canada, which does not have a dedicated paternity benefit.