Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, Mr. Harris. It's always great to see members putting forward initiatives that constituents are talking to them about. I know that a number of us try to do the work our constituents ask for.
I'm just curious, though, when you talk about choices. You would have had a choice in the kind of legislation you proposed, and from what I can see, the legislation you've proposed actually does nothing to help the case of the woman you were referring to who became ill and did not quality for EI.
I'm just curious about why you would not have chosen to put forward a bill that actually would have extended the qualifying period for women in her situation and for men who also might become involuntarily unemployed. I'm curious about why you would actually choose to cut back on benefits that might be available instead of providing additional benefits for people.