Are you listening to what I said? I said at no time has an employer ever been at a street rally saying they have paid too much employment insurance.
I have heard some employers at committees telling us they would like to pay the same thing as the employees pay.
If we go to the history, the reason the 1.4 was put there is that the employer has a certain responsibility to keep their employees employed. They're the ones making the money. They say they will participate because they care about workers, and they will pay a bit more to make sure that if they cannot give them jobs they will help their families put some food on the table. Good employers don't mind paying the 1.4, because they know they're helping the person.
That's why we raised the question, that if we bring it down to one person--the employer--would that create more jobs? Well, it's not because the employer says, “Well, now that I make more money because they cut my EI premiums, I will hire two more people.” He will only hire people if he needs them in his business. He will run to the bank with a big smile and say he made more profit.