I agree with that.
Let me follow up on what my opposition member was saying. They were talking about the transfer of costs to the provinces, and there are tens of millions of dollars in rehabilitation funds. This will actually increase the uptake of rehabilitation, as individuals will be directed into these programs as opposed to relying on EI or on assistance.
I agree with you on one point, that...because this is a surprise for me also. I did not know that we had this provision in the EI program. When I talk to my constituents, everybody says to me, “You must be kidding.”
So if we tell our constituents, when we go back, that we were unable to remove this clause from the program, what do you think the reaction will be?