I think that we need to maintain EI, because it has served its purpose historically. Because it's funded by employers and by workers, and hopefully, in addition, the federal government, I think it represents additional revenue streams.
I am skeptical about basic income in terms of its ability to ensure that workers have everything they need. We don't want to inadvertently create an incentive for employers to adopt subpoverty-level business models and create precarious employment, because we have a publicly funded revenue stream that's going to top that up.
My concern is maintaining EI. I think it has a proven record. We just have to look back even a couple of decades to see how effective EI can be in terms of addressing workers' needs. The recommendations we're making are very important to that goal.