The recent changes were based on recent labour market data and impacts at those regional levels, so it was in the totality and performance of the labour market over a set period of time. Decisions around changes to it were taken in the aggregate. In the context of research and evaluation of elements of the employment insurance program, and its impact, we do look closely at gender. There's always an appetite to take a hard look at employment insurance, and how it operates, and we continue to do that. We'll be reaching out as part of GBA. A stakeholder view is a very important perspective, and we will be proceeding with that through discussions with experts. We get a lot of input on EI, some of it solicited, and some of it not.
On May 5th, 2016. See this statement in context.