Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Good morning to our presenters, and thank you for your presentations.
In my office we've had some parents come in, actually quite recently, with this very sad circumstance. From a personal standpoint, one of my best friends went through this several years ago. Knowing the level of devastation, and now being in politics and running an MP's office and being involved in government, I think that if we as a government can't be there for these parents in a meaningful way—not a token way, but a meaningful way—then we're not doing enough.
The sickness benefit is intended for employees who are unable to work, obviously, because of illness, injury, or quarantine, but it can also be claimed by someone who is bereaved provided they qualify and have a medical note. What is the estimated portion of EI sickness beneficiaries who access the benefit due to the death of a loved one?