Thank you. I don't accept the chair's premise on this.
So there has been $60 million a year spent as a targeted initiative for older workers, $500 million for helping long-tenure workers get additional training for a longer period of time, $500 million to help those who aren't able to qualify for employment insurance, and a number of billions of dollars put into skills upgrading and training. The total amount spent on employment insurance through increased benefits and extending the benefits is about $4.5 billion.
Having said that, there may be room for improvement, and I'll accept that, but I think it's not fair to say that nothing has been done. Perhaps more needs to be done, and obviously that's why we're listening to you and listening to what you have to say, but I think it's important to acknowledge what has been done.
Thank you, Madam Chair.