Madam Speaker, I appreciate the interesting question the hon. member raised. The areas of concern he presented have been discussed time and time again. There is nothing new as far as the answers are concerned.
We know that training is going to be the responsibility of the provincial governments. We know that the federal government will become a partner in any model the provincial governments develop. They will get the full support of the federal government.
The federal government in this bill definitely recognizes the responsibility of the provincial governments in programs for retraining, for the development of new skills, for the development of new avenues of hope with our young people and even our more elderly people who are searching for new careers. There is provision in the bill for the opportunity to create new models for those in seasonal employment situations, whether it be a supplement or whether the individual who is unemployed takes another type of job and receives a lower income which will be topped off with supplements.
There are avenues available for the creative mind. All we have to do, and the bill permits us to do it, is sit down in partnership and come up with solutions in which all Canadians in these different situations will benefit.