Again, I'll reiterate that I'm not married to how the benefit would be delivered. I think the key principles here are that it be something that allows the correct period of time for parents to grieve and deal with the situation that they're suffering through, that it be something that replaces income so they don't have to worry about work when they're not in a position to be able to do that, and that it be something that be automatic, or close to automatic, so that they don't have to deal with all the bureaucratic hurdles and nightmares that we're putting families and parents through right now. I believe it certainly could work under the EI system because there are other special types of benefits that are available under the EI system and we've proven that it could work that way, but I don't think that's the only way it could be done, certainly. If there are other ways this could work that can be suggested.... As long as those principles are intact in terms of the three things I've outlined there, I believe that it could work in other ways as well.
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