If you don't find it acceptable, Minister, why has this situation lasted?
The second specific case I would like to talk about is as follows. A young woman stops working, files for employment insurance and, three days later, has a baby. She has to wait 40 days before receiving her first employment insurance cheque for maternity benefits. Do you think it's acceptable for a single mother to be forced to pay for diapers, milk and food for her baby when she isn't even able to buy groceries?
This is an everyday occurrence. Why is the system unable to help people locally—our workers and mothers giving birth—when they are in need in their region, in their community?
Do you find it acceptable to have a 40-day waiting period without receiving a single cent with which to support a newborn baby?