Maybe I'll start with your first one on the pilot projects. The intent of the pilot projects is very much to do a test. What the pilot project basically allows you to do is to set aside some of the rules within the EI Act to test, in a particular region or with a particular group of clients, a new approach to the program. You can do that under the legislation. You can have pilot projects in place for up to three years. The purpose is really to assess if this is something you would want to do on an ongoing basis. So it is testing. Does it address the issue? Does it provide additional benefits to the people who need it? At the same time, you need to assess whether it is creating other disincentives to work. Does it lead to people taking longer to find jobs? So it is trying to find the balance.
On May 30th, 2006. See this statement in context.