I think about two main considerations. One is really with respect to employers. An important thing when we think about the EI program is not just the worker but the employers, and the two are funding this program. If we are creating a benefit that could be paid on a weekly basis, there would have to be thought about whether there are equivalent leave provisions of some kind that would be made on a daily basis, and whether we would be creating some kind of a burden on employers who would be required to allow someone to be off.
On November 29th, 2018. See this statement in context.