Thank you, Chair. If you could let me know when I have two minutes left, my colleague wants a quick question.
Thank you, Minister. It's nice to have you here. We get to chat in little short bursts in the House of Commons, but that's such a cold, formal place that it's nice to have you at committee.
Minister, it's nice to see the staff here who gave us a briefing. I know they work very hard.
In the budget you've increased by five weeks the EI benefits for those who are already on them, and that's been widely criticized because we didn't do anything about increasing access for people. You also didn't do anything on the two-week waiting period. Can you tell me why you chose the five weeks as opposed to something more meaningful on EI reform? “Meaningful” may be a pejorative term, but excuse that.