Certainly.
When we were rolling out the program, we knew it was fundamental to be able to process applications very quickly. We could not deliver the program under the regular EI program, which has a number of different controls, both up front and on the back end. If we had done that, it would have meant that Canadians would have been waiting months and months before they could have been paid. We made a conscious and deliberate decision, in order to get money to the millions of Canadians who needed the benefit, to streamline the process and leverage an attestation model.
That said, I absolutely want to assure this committee that the integrity measures are strong and robust. We do have means and mechanisms whereby we will be able to address any potential fraud and abuse of the program. We and the CRA have lots of measures in place that we will continue to use going forward.