Mr. Speaker, what we eliminated was the two- week waiting period. In other words, I asked our officials to allow people who had been without work for five days to apply for EI and to receive within three, four or five days their first EI cheque, that they could therefore receive within the first two weeks, but for the following week.
That is why there may have been some confusion, but I think it important that this be known, because workers obtained assistance much more rapidly than they normally would have.