The crisis experienced by all ice storm victims is without precedent. Given the exceptional nature of the situation, swift and concrete action has to be taken to meet the needs of storm victims, who are being hit hard by unemployment.
Given the exceptional circumstances, would the Minister of Human Resources Development not agree that a good way of alleviating people's suffering would be to end the confusion surrounding the directives regarding the application of special EI measures by suspending the two-week waiting period, otherwise known as the qualifying period?