Thank you.
As I understand it, there have been several consultations and reports. We are now being presented with a bill, but there has been no consultation on what is before us, which is why it would be interesting to do this work. It will be difficult to do it in the time available to us, so I understand why division 5 should be removed from part 5 of the bill.
In addition, according to some stakeholders, this affects several pieces of legislation, including the Employment Insurance Act, and we need time to study this whole process.
I have a very important question. It is all well and good to include the word “tripartism” in the text of a bill, but we must consider its meaning. Why is it important that the appeal process provide EI claimants with the right to regional representation and the option of an in‑person hearing? As far as we can see, this is not included in this bill.