Mr. Speaker, I listened very carefully to the speech by the member for Halifax West. I was surprised, because he is from one of the Atlantic provinces, that he had no criticism of the unemployment insurance reform. His is one of the regions that will be affected most in Canada following the unemployment insurance reform. The member sees only positive effects, but his region will surely suffer negative and disastrous consequences.
I come from Latin America, and sometimes representatives of the International Monetary Fund, who travel throughout Latin America, tell governments that they must make cuts, reduce salaries or terminate unemployment insurance or social security programs. From what we see here in Canada, it looks like policy is being dictated by the International Monetary Fund or the OECD.
I would like to know the member's opinion. What does he think of the negative consequences of the system set up by the Minister
of Human Resources Development for the Atlantic region, which will be hit just as hard as Quebec and other regions in Canada?