Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Human Resources Development.
By once again limiting the access of the thousands of unemployed to unemployment insurance, the minister's proposals will result in more unemployed being pushed toward welfare. The cuts he has made to unemployment insurance since 1994 have forced 5,000 Quebec families to seek social assistance.
Will the minister acknowledge that the new proposals for cuts to unemployment insurance analyzed by the Canadian Labour Congress will heighten the move of thousands of unemployed from unemployment insurance to welfare? Is that what awaits Quebec workers the day after a no vote?