Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Mr. Nighbor, I have a question about EI I forgot to ask you earlier. I brought up seasonal workers, but didn't get a chance to ask my question. Should the government expand EI to reduce the precarious nature of the work they do and strengthen the social safety net?
Obviously, people want to be able to work year-round, but that just isn't possible in some fields, because of our climate. I mentioned tree planting earlier, and you clearly can't plant trees in January.
With that in mind, I'd like to know whether potential EI reforms should be aimed at strengthening the social safety net. Of course, I would love for us to be able to participate in remanufacturing, even tertiary processing, but at the very least, measures are needed to keep people in their communities, in remote areas where the forestry sector is very active.
The question is for Mr. Nighbor.