Could I have the floor please, Mr. Chair?
Mr. Lobb is mistaken when he says that what he is saying hurts Mr. Lessard. His remarks do not hurt me; they hurt unemployed workers. They do not do me any harm.
We have to put Bill C-241 back in the context of political choices that are made here. As Mr. Céré said at the beginning, what we need is a comprehensive reform of the employment insurance system so that it is once again able to meet its primary objective of helping unemployed workers. It is worth remembering that more than 50% of unemployed workers currently do not receive benefits because the eligibility criteria have been tightened to such a degree that the majority of unemployed workers do not qualify.
I agree with Mr. Komarnicki on that point, even though he often has other things on his mind because he has another meeting at the same time as ours.