Mr. Speaker, this minor procedural imbroglio allows me to put another question to the hon. member. We are indeed making a major change for the 21st century, a change that will affect the whole economy, including the labour market.
Does the member feel that the changes made take into account the new reality of temporary and precarious employment, of how people will find work in the future? Unemployment insurance is meant to provide an income between jobs.
Are there not many measures in the reform that divert from its intended use the money in the UI fund? When workers and employers pay unemployment insurance premiums, is it not primarily to allow those who are between jobs to have an income to maintain their lifestyle, to make it through a period of unemployment? Under the reform, a lot of the money will be allocated to programs that maintain duplication with existing provincial initiatives, including in the manpower training sector.