Mr. Speaker, just let me answer the member directly as to how it does affect the deficit not just of the government but of the people of Canada.
Because of the failure of the previous government to set up a reserve fund in order to stabilize premiums, the interest charged against the UI account between 1992 and 1993 amounted to $1 billion which had to be paid by workers against the premiums. That is what members of the Bloc Quebecois are now recommending, that we put additional burdens on workers because they will not support the establishment of a reserve fund.