Thank you.
I will try to be brief to give the witnesses time to respond.
What I'm hearing and what concerns me is that we will have to wait until all of this is stabilized before reforming employment insurance for businesses, for companies and for workers.
I want to remind you that employment insurance already had gaps and flaws before the pandemic. It is said that nearly 60% of workers are excluded. That is a huge number. The labour market certainly needs our businesses and our companies, but it also needs workers. Strengthening the employment insurance program therefore seemed to us to be a necessity, and even more so since the pandemic.
Do you think we could act quickly to close some of the gaps in eligibility and benefits? Can you start sending us messages now?
Who would be willing to answer my question?