Just one quick supplementary question.
Isn't the principle of EI, though—being on it and being eligible to receive it—that you're available to go to work? How can someone who is incarcerated be available to go to work?
We've changed the name to “employment insurance” for a reason. It's really not unemployment insurance; it's employment insurance, because people who collect it are expected to be available if there is a job for them to take. That's the principle of the system. If you're in jail, you're clearly unavailable to go to work.