First, I would like to talk about eligibility. We talked about it at our last appearance here. There are several ways to look at the coverage of the employment insurance program for workers and to calculate the number of weeks of benefits. Last week, Statistics Canada released the Employment Insurance Coverage Survey, which contains more information on the issue.
In terms of the programs administered by employment insurance or otherwise, there is always the possibility of creating new programs. However, I am not in a position to comment on this since I work at Employment and Social Development Canada in the area of employment insurance.