Mr. Speaker, the inconsistencies are not on my side. When the government was elected it had the choice as to whether or not to raise UI premiums. The finance minister yesterday said that the raising of UI premiums is bad for small enterprises and for jobs. However, the government raised them from $3 in December to $3.07 in January 1994 for small businesses.
If the hon. member does not know it, he should look at the facts. The inconsistency is to say that it is bad for enterprise, taking $800 million from the economy and then a year after going back to $3.
The government was inconsistent by saying it was not good and then doing it. I am glad that it has done it. For me it was a pleasure to read that it is not good because it has done it.