Mr. Speaker, more than 700 fish plant workers in the Acadian peninsula are out of work after three processing plants closed down.
This year, crab quotas were lower, which meant fewer weeks of work. Entire communities are plunged into poverty, with no income. The economic and social effects are felt everywhere.>
Will the Minister of Human Resources Development show a little compassion and develop an emergency program to give these workers living in poverty access to employment insurance?