Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Mr. Céré, at the start of the pandemic, Bill Morneau told us that EI wasn't working well enough to support people who were losing their income. The government decided to set aside EI because the system was so broken. It put in place temporary measures, measures that were less targeted and more costly.
The pandemic is now over, and we're back to the employment insurance program. However, this measure still isn't working, despite the government's promise to reform it last summer and then last fall. That's now a thing of the past, and no action has yet been taken.
The current situation is fraught with uncertainty. We're seeing it with inflation, interest rates and hardship. We've heard witnesses talk about that today.
I think now is the ideal time to undertake this reform. It's now or never.
I'd like to hear your comments on this one last time. If you want to add anything related to EI to the committee members, that would be good as well.
Again, thank you for coming on short notice.