Mr. Speaker, I believe I have already answered the question which has been asked several times.
The answer bears repeating. The present unemployment insurance system is not working very well. Since 1983 until 1993 we have seen its costs go from $8 billion to up to $20 billion. We found that in many cases it discourages people from taking more work. It is not providing the kind of resources people need to get back into the job market. It does not provide the kind of encouragement and the kinds of tools that are needed.
Other countries around the world spend 30 per cent or 40 per cent of their labour market money on active employment measures. We spend 16 per cent. The fact is we want to make a change in the program to give a much stronger emphasis to the opportunities for employment.
It strikes me as increasingly strange. Members of that party continually say they want change, they want improvement, but when they have an opportunity to make changes that will help people get back to work, they say absolutely no. It is too bad they do not say no to the referendum and yes to unemployment insurance changes.