Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for raising this important point. The OECD issued a report in which it said that Canada's unemployment insurance system is an outstanding example of excessive generosity. The Auditor General has a graph which I recommend to the hon. member. It documents this generosity.
If someone in the United States earns $100 and goes on unemployment, he gets $20. In Europe if he earns $100 and goes on unemployment, he gets $30. Does the hon. member know what a person gets in Canada according to the Auditor General? He gets $60, twice the European amount. Is there any heartlessness in taking on the suggestions by the OECD and the Auditor General to reduce this excessive generosity a little bit?