Thank you, Madam Chair.
In my turn, I want to thank you for being here today and to welcome you.
I'm going to get straight to the point. I find it comforting to see that there are still people like you who are still indignant about the situation in which we place certain categories of our fellow citizens.
We're seeing, in a striking manner, the impact of the measures and policies of two successive governments in Canada. Some colleagues here are realizing that the measures taken in the past have not only produced no results, but have also aggravated the situation.
You rightly emphasized that the only measures that have proven effective have been taken by certain provinces, whether it be acts or policies. One province has a policy and strategies, whereas others have only strategies.
You also say that some categories of the population are particularly hard-hit: women, heads of single-parent families, aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, immigrants and single individuals.
I'm going to ask you a question that I put to other stakeholders who have appeared before us. We'll have to make recommendations to the House of Commons. Ms. Yalnizyan said that some things are urgent. You put a great deal of emphasis on employment insurance and I entirely agree with you. However, if one measure had to be put in place very quickly and could have an impact on all the groups I've just mentioned, what would it be?