I'm confused, because every year the chief actuary reports to the Employment Insurance Commission on the employment insurance break-even premium rate and maximum insurable earnings. We all think that having self-employed people involved is a good thing, but there's an impact on the EI fund, and we need to get a sense of what this cost might be. It seems to me that the chief actuary, whoever he or she may be at the time, would have a role in determining whether this is an actuarially sound bill, or at least if there is a cost that we can know in advance.
On November 19th, 2009. See this statement in context.