To follow on from what Mr. Regan just said, I think that we should consider having the ministers back before the committee, separately, to give us the opportunity to further explore certain issues. I think it would be helpful for the committee.
My question will be brief, because I want to allow Ms. Lavallée time to ask another question in the five minutes that we have.
Minister, you made a comment that both shocked and surprised me. You said that the almost $50 billion that were misappropriated from the employment insurance fund belonged to all Canadians, and that all Canadians had benefited from it. You know full well that the EI fund is made up solely of employer and employee contributions for the purposes of EI benefits. During the last election campaign, the current Prime Minister made a commitment to establish a stand-alone employment insurance fund to put an end to contributions being used for other purposes. I would like to know exactly what you meant by what you said, given that, mere months ago, you made a commitment that mirrored our convictions.