Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
I simply have something to put on the record.
I'm not particularly happy with this grid, but given that the Liberal Party is supporting this—and I hope that the Conservative Party will also support it—I hope that it will at least make a greater number of workers eligible for employment insurance.
In the past, 150 hours were required to be eligible for employment insurance; that number then swung the other way completely. I myself tabled a bill, which is still the subject of debate in the House of Commons. That bill suggests 360 hours and the 12 best weeks. I have always said I would vote for positive measures and against negative measures. I do not feel that this motion is negative. I will say once again that it does not go far enough, but I am willing to support it.