Mr. Speaker, yesterday we realized that the Minister of Human Resources Development excelled in French composition, seemed to revel in discussing the philosophy of social reforms but had trouble answering specific questions. He seemed to have a poor grasp of his subject. Today, since people are interested in philosophy but also in their immediate future, I want to ask him a very simple question.
There are people who had weeks of insurable employment in 1996. I would like to ask him how these weeks of insurable employment, which made them eligible for benefits, will be converted into hours so they can qualify for benefits as of January 5? On what basis will these weeks be converted? This is a very simple question. I expect an answer, and easy on the philosophy.