Mr. Speaker, as I had occasion to state a little earlier in this House, I have not yet had the opportunity to read Mr. Fortin's report.
From what I could get from this morning's papers, this is a study which looked at the last three employment insurance reforms, back to 1990, and speculates on the impact on welfare over the next ten years. Thus a 20-year period is involved.
The figure of 200,000 additional recipients is over those 20 years. We will analyze it but I do not believe the way it has been described here reflects the scientific reality that is found in the report.