One of the areas we've been looking at very closely in the context of the downturn is more on the entry requirements and the duration of benefits, because that's a policy issue that's very much at the forefront these days. That's where quite a bit of regional adjustment happens. I referred to the variable entry requirements. On a monthly basis, as the unemployment situation changes, it's easier to get into the EI program. The number of hours required drops by 35 hours for each 1% increase in the unemployment rate. So the access to EI automatically adjusts with changes in the economic conditions. So that's something we've been looking at.
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