I am not opposed to what my colleague wants. However, it should not be done by means of an amendment to my motion because the two things are completely different.
That amendment has no place in a motion that deals with the employment insurance program for workers in specific areas doing seasonal work. They have a gap, the "black hole" as it is called, in their employment insurance benefits. The department has established a pilot project in those regions, based on the current unemployment rate, which is designed to give those workers additional weeks of employment insurance benefits. That pilot project is coming to an end in May and it has to be improved for those groups going forward.
However, my colleague's amendment has nothing to do with that project and I really do not know how to include it in the motion I made. Could the member not make a separate motion about his concern instead of trying to include it with mine? We are not talking about the same thing. His amendment is valid in itself, but it not relevant to my motion.