Ms. Bégin, thank you for your presentation.
I don't want to get into the statistical details, but I have a question about the unemployment rate.
Under the current EI system—not the revised measures—unemployment rates are variable in 62 socio-economic regions of the country. A single region can even have two different unemployment rates, which is the case on the upper north shore and lower north shore. This creates different eligibility criteria for EI claimants.
One way to relax the rules for accessing EI is to use the same minimum unemployment rate in all regions. We think that is part of the answer. Do you think that would have a positive impact on eligibility, especially given the latest statistics you cited for us?