As I was saying, I think allowing for some flexibility within the EI system by looking at the seasonality of the business and understanding the nature of the business, allowing for workers to apply for EI when their season ends and giving them enough weeks by adding weeks to their program so that they can be supported between seasons would be great.
The industry is also always looking at other opportunities. In some places, it's reasonable to expect that if we help workers retrain, they could maybe do a different job in their off-season, but that's not always the case in every part of Canada.
Adding more flexibility to the EI program would certainly allow those seasonal workers to be supported in the off season that is particular to their employment.