Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Human Resources Development.
The least we can say is that the minister is not very sensitive to the very costly impact of the Employment Insurance Act on many unemployed people. Last Thursday, the minister said in this House, and I quote: "We will shortly be making some very minor administrative changes to the regulations". However, the measures that will most significantly affect the unemployed will take effect on January 5.
So I am making another attempt. Can the minister tell us when the regulations will be ready, and can he assure us that they will include transitional measures to soften the brutal consequences of the bill that will come into effect on January 5?