Thank you to both of our witnesses. Their input is especially useful to help determine the way forward.
My question is for Mr. Corak, but I'm going to set the stage first.
We are here to examine precisely which aspects of the EI system should be reformed to ensure as many people as possible qualify for benefits and to restore the social safety net that once was. As you pointed out, the pandemic hit hard and the system wasn't able to respond.
I'm wondering whether I understood you correctly with respect to unemployment rates. Do you think eliminating 62 administrative regions and introducing a minimal unemployment rate for all regions would be a good idea?
That is more or less what the government did when it adjusted the EI system. Does that strike you as an effective solution?