Mr. Speaker, the Minister of Finance says that he has the strongest balance sheet. On whose back? On the backs of the unemployed people. His government can deny it, but the UN specifically blamed the government's UI reform for the dramatic drop in the proportion of unemployed workers receiving benefits. In 1994, soon after the Liberals were elected, 61% of the unemployed got benefits. That number has dropped to 38%.
My question is for the deputy prime minister. Will the government do what the UN asks and provide adequate coverage for all the unemployed workers in this country?