Thank you very much, Mr. Chair, and thank you everybody for presenting.
This is very tough. On paper, from what you guys are saying, the programs seem great. It's not what I'm seeing in my riding, and that's a big concern. Is that a question of our failing? Is that a question of programs not reaching people? These are the concerns that we're trying to address.
The unemployment rate among people with serious mental illness is 70% to 90%, and there is therefore a 60% drop in the family's income when the primary earner is diagnosed with mental illness.
I'd like to talk a bit about the current EI system, and how it responds to this and assists unemployed Canadians with appropriate services. This is directed to Mr. Murphy. How do they get back into the workforce? What are we doing to help them?