I'm not an expert in how those plans are set up, but clearly, you can't just flick a switch here and divert the money over there. A lot of people in Canada who pay EI will probably never collect it for a wide variety of reasons.
The problem I have with Bill C-201 is the suggestion that thousands of Canadian Forces members are already collecting EI through parental leave, maternity leave, or retiring without an annuity. If we diverted all the money to Bill C-201, they couldn't do that, so we'd be putting at a disadvantage the very members we say we're trying to help.
The other fact is, and I mentioned it before, the contributions to EI from regular and reserve force members this past year were only $56.5 million. The cost of Bill C-201 is projected every year at $110 million, so it still doesn't meet the needs of paying for the bill, and you've disadvantaged or taken away benefits from thousands and thousands of CF members who currently are relying on EI in various circumstances. So it just doesn't add up.