Thank you, Madam Chair.
Ms. Mathyssen gave part of the answer.
As you know, I work very closely with my colleague Yves Lessard, who is the critic on the Committee on Human Resources, Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities. I went on a tour with him during the last session, and we met a number of groups, associations and women from various regions across Quebec.
The finding is the same. The evidence is consistent, that of the women we've met here and who are coming to talk about the economic situation of women, and that of the women we met in the field.
It's increasingly clear that women are often victims of the present employment insurance program. They have trouble entering it because of stricter rules. Most women today are in the labour market and, in large part, occupy part-time jobs, both short-term and seasonal.
We could give them a bit of a hand, in view of all the cuts they're currently facing, and ask the Standing Committee on Human Resources to provide a solution within the employment insurance system to increase fairness for women.