Thank you, Mr. Chair.
My name is Catherine Demers. I am director general of employment insurance policy at Employment and Social Development Canada. I am pleased to provide an overview of Part 2 and Part 3 of the bill. I will make my remarks in English and, obviously, I will be able to answer questions in both languages.
Part 2 of the bill proposes to establish a Canada worker lockdown benefit pack, which would introduce a new targeted benefit to provide income support for workers who have their employment interrupted due to a lockdown order imposed by a competent authority in their region for reasons related to COVID-19. The proposed legislation would provide—