Mr. Speaker, this was an important question concerning the Minister of Finance's budget, yet it is the Minister of Human Resources Development answering-everything is topsy-turvy. I shall repeat the question.
It is clearly set out in his budget, as in the federal government's financial report, that the annual activities of the unemployment insurance program have a direct impact on the deficit and the net indebtedness of the federal government.
Under these circumstances, is it or is it not true that the federal government intends to set up a reserve fund. If so, will the Minister of Finance admit that his deficit forecasts based on using the UI surplus will be struck a fatal blow by the creation of this reserve fund?