I fully agree with the idea of extending the number of benefit weeks, but the fact remains that this does not make people who are currently ineligible any more eligible for benefits. Those people are still without any income, although eligible individuals will be able to receive benefits for a longer period. They have addressed one problem, but not the fact that less than half—and I want to emphasize that—of the people who are entitled to EI actually are able to access it.
On May 13th, 2009. See this statement in context.