The retraining issue leads me to the reform of the employment insurance program. This is not a criticism, but I feel that the employment insurance account, as a concept, has been used very broadly during the pandemic. However, right from when we start to reform the system, we have to decide the extent to which we are using it as a tool for social redistribution. We also have to ask ourselves who is going to pay for it.
Employers' premiums are currently frozen for this year and next. It is reasonable for us to ask questions about funding employment insurance and making it less political. In our opinion, the less political the account, the better. So we have made some suggestions with a view to improving the governance of the account and ensuring that it properly fulfills its role. The employment insurance account provides temporary help so that people can become requalified and return to the workforce quickly.