Mr. Speaker, I find it somewhat ironical that the hon. member would ask me today to heed the advice of the business community when he usually asks me to do just the opposite.
That being said, the hon. member must realize that I, and certainly the Minister of Human Resources Development also, want to lower UI contributions. In fact, we lowered these contributions from $3.07 to $3.00. It is very important to ensure stability. This means that we do not want to find ourselves in a position where we would be forced to increase UI contributions during a recession and lower them in a period of growth. We want to avoid a yo-yo effect. We want stability. We will lower UI contributions when it is appropriate to do so.