Climate change is unpredictable. One year, everything may be fine; the next year, they may have major consequences. We saw this with the flooding in Baie-Saint-Paul, where a number of homes were flooded. That's a good example. Many of the people affected no longer had a home and could, therefore, no longer go to work. However, they were not entitled to employment insurance because their employer had not been affected. How can you go to work when your house is flooded and uninhabitable and you have to reorganize and find a new place to live?
Workers' situation is made worse when they are prevented from accessing employment insurance because their employer was not affected by the floods. These are situations we experienced this year. People called us because their homes were flooded and they were in no condition to go to work. They were left with no resources, as EI did not help them.