Madam Speaker, I thank the Bloc Quebecois member for her comments. I understand what she said. The situation is the same in my riding. There are more and more people who do not qualify, and those who do get very little money.
Today's motion is justified. It is unfortunate that it is not the Liberals who are prepared to make the necessary changes, because some people are suffering now. We told the government there was a problem with the act as such. This is very clear. I remember very well phoning Liberal ministers and telling them that one hour would be equal to one insurable week. They told me “No, do not worry, it is not what you think”. When the act was implemented, some employers phoned us to ask what was going on. We are hurting our workers.
It is sad to have a government that purposely caused such problems to people who are laid off through no fault of their own.