Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Thank you all very much for being here today.
I have three questions: one is on equity and two are on structural reform.
On the first one, on equity, I'm from British Columbia and it seems to me there are great interprovincial differences in terms of eligibility requirements, so I would ask, do you not think--I think Mr. Schumann mentioned that one size doesn't fit all--it would be reasonable and fair to ensure that there was going to be one standard for every worker across the country?
On my second question, I think all of us are very concerned about the deficit in skilled trades in Canada. I was curious if you had done a human resources assessment of what those projected deficits would be in the various skills trades. If you could at some time give that to the committee, I'm sure that would be of great interest to us.
Lastly, you mentioned a fundamental concept, Mr. Blakely, which is making sure that EI becomes a self-funding situation, more like a true insurance program. Do you have a structure and plan on how to make that happen?
Thanks very much.