Madam Speaker, once again I would like to thank my colleague from the Bloc.
When we listen to these speeches, we realize that what is happening in Quebec and the Atlantic provinces, in terms of unemployment insurance, is much the same. I think I will call it by its real name, even though the name was changed to “employment insurance” to try to convince people they will find a job, despite the fact that the Liberal government will not make an effort to create jobs.
I would like to know if my colleague encounters the same problems as I do in his riding. I receive calls from people concerning their cheques. A lady called me yesterday and said “I think the employment centre has made an error in my calculation. I have worked more than 20 weeks, but it only calculated six weeks. My cheque is only for $60 a week; I cannot live on that. I think it made a mistake”. I told her no, it did not make a mistake. It added the famous divider of the 26 week period to make the calculation. I even received calls from people getting $32 a week.
I would like to know if my colleague from the Bloc receives the same type of complaints in his region.