Thanks very much, Mr. Chair. Thanks, Mr. Hawn and guests, for appearing today.
Mr. Hawn, your military career parallels my grandfather's career. He retired at about 40. Obviously, it was many years ago, but he retired at 47 or 48 and went to work at the courthouse in London for many years until he retired at 65. I also note that you served in Vanastra in my riding of Huron—Bruce.
To me, this is very perplexing in Bill C-201, where Mr. Stoffer talks about how the employment insurance benefits could theoretically cover these costs. I'm very surprised that the NDP critic for employment insurance even allows these thoughts, because it does create a bit of a Pandora's box, in my opinion. Farmers, for example, pay employment insurance. Theoretically, a full-time employer will never be able to collect employment insurance benefits. A nurse pays for employment insurance benefits and theoretically will never claim them.
I'm wondering if you can comment on the idea that we can start changing employment insurance rules on a whim.