Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I would be remiss not to say how happy I am to see you again. Unfortunately, we have been separated from one another in recent weeks as a result of the intense work we have had to do in the House of Commons and the efforts you have been making for many months to address issues that are important for our government and for everyone around this table.
As you said so well, Mr. Blaney, my colleague and member for the riding adjacent to my own, I am still fortunate to be surrounded by very hard-working senior officials.
I will begin by answering your question by providing a general employment insurance framework. It is a framework that, at the same time, indicates the extent to which—