Madam Minister, based on your answers, we can see that EI reform isn't going to happen anytime soon. This feels like a broken promise, and we don't understand why.
I have another question. In the budget, you once again extended—it's already been eight years—the 13 pilot projects for seasonal workers in 13 socio-economic regions. You've extended them by five weeks. Eight years ago, those five weeks of benefits met certain needs, but they remain pilot projects.
When we look at seasonal workers' realities, we can see that you could do some things at no cost whatsoever. You could improve the pilot projects and make them permanent. Some have recommended that they be extended for 15 weeks instead of five. We know that in the fishing industry, for example, the situation has changed a great deal. Some workers are struggling to make ends meet and they end up unemployed and without an income for weeks. Would you be prepared to amend the bill to improve these pilot projects and go further by making them permanent?