Mr. Speaker, the reform has been well received all over the country. I have figures in front of me showing that 66 per cent of people in Quebec at this time feel it is a well balanced reform which respects the regions.
But an unemployed person is an unemployed person. What does he or she need from government? Good programs. Language does not enter into it. The unemployment insurance system takes money from those parts of Canada where people have the advantage of having jobs and distributes it to places where others do not enjoy that privilege. It has nothing to do with language and culture; it has everything to do with respect of the individual, and all citizens of Canada are treated equally.