A substantial number of people would be directly impacted if we didn't do this.
Minister, you talked about a “surgical” bill. I think everyone in the committee, from all parties, is sympathetic to the idea of extending sickness benefits. We all care about people who are sick and on EI and run out of benefits. You've obviously made the determination that, due to technical reasons, combining these two actions in this one bill would be problematic.
Could you or the officials explain what technical issues prevent both changes from being made at the same time?