Thank you very much.
Let me start by saying thank you. I thought it was awesome, every minute of your testimony, and I really appreciate your being here.
Ms. Lockyer and Ms. Carruthers, you each spoke about the need to potentially expand EI benefits, specifically to reflect eligibility for people who may work in non-traditional sectors or people who may be self-employed. I think that's fantastic. One of the issues I have, in terms of finding the right mechanism, is that I don't view EI to be the government's money. Instead, it's the money of those who pay into the fund.
Is there a different way to achieve the same social outcome that you guys have discussed without giving to other members of the community the money that certain people have paid in ?