Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 36, I am laying before this House today two petitions signed by several hundred residents of the riding of Charlevoix.
In the first one, the petitioners call upon the government to put the surplus accumulated in the employment insurance account back into the pockets of the unemployed by revoking the current eligibility rules for new entrants and using surpluses for training for the unemployed, thereby promoting direct employment.
In a nutshell, current employment insurance eligibility rules should be revoked so that more unemployed people can have access to the plan.