Mr. Speaker, about two months ago I established a special working group to look at the way seasonal workers could be impacted by the various proposals.
The member knows that in the green book we do not just present one proposal; we present a variety of proposals about how we can change the unemployment insurance form.
The special working group has been going across the country. It has met with several hundred representatives of various working groups, union groups and business groups. I have met with its representatives and they are doing a very effective job of making a proper assessment of how we can be very considerate and very sensitive to the issue of seasonal workers.
Ten years ago only about 14 per cent of unemployment insurance funds were drawn down by those who were frequent users. Today it is over 40 per cent. It shows a very fundamental change in the way unemployment insurance is being used. It is time Canadians have the honesty and the responsibility for taking a look at those changes.