Thank you.
I now want to add something else. Here we have 600 hours, but because it's not equated to dollars, someone potentially could qualify for a lot fewer hours. Meanwhile, we have part-time workers. Most of the part-time workers, unlike those in this category, are actually women who cannot apply for parental leave. Most of the female part-time workers today do not qualify for parental leave. Even though they pay into EI, they never qualify for any of the benefits, so in essence they are going to be subsidizing others.
Has a proper analysis been done at EI on how all of these programs that are coming piecemeal will impact on women? Has your department done that? That's what frustrates me as a member here. Has that work been done? And that's not just on this piece; it comes piecemeal and I have to try to figure out how women are impacted. It's really frustrating. Has there been a piece of work done on how EI programs are impacting on women and every time there is a piece done...to make sure it is inclusive?