Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I'm interested in what I have in my notes here on these performance indicators that the department uses to ensure that the plan is fully accessed and the costs and benefits of the program.
One of the experiences we have in British Columbia is that we're right next door to a very prosperous province that has high labour demands. We're finding that especially the youth are going there and working in camps, making big money, coming back, and then collecting EI.
Then, of course, as part of that benefit, they have to be actively looking for work or be retrained. We're funding that, and then all of a sudden they don't show up. I've talked with those in the service or training delivery of the program, who have said that they just don't show up. It's really a challenge to get them back, because they work this into their career. They work, make big money, and come back and collect EI. This is a little bit of an issue, as I say, especially for British Columbia, because we have such an opportunity for youth to go into the oil patch or to Fort McMurray, “Fort Mac”.
There is a right to access EI, and I understand that, but there's also a responsibility to the system. I was wondering, as far as your review of things goes, are there any ways that we can safeguard that type of access to the system? Can we try to make it so that we can help youth look beyond just the year-to-year to a future in a trade or to some sort of training that they should get and that would make them desire to be a permanent employee? Also, working with the employers...?