Madam Speaker, based on the fact the member is a sovereignist or separatist and is very much interested in seeing his province separate from the rest of Canada, I want to get some advice from him and his party's position on the employment insurance system.
The employment insurance system takes premiums from employees and employers and redistributes that money in provinces that have high unemployment. In Quebec they get more money than they put into the system.
If Quebec were to separate it would be running a deficit in that account if it had to create its own system. Would it not be to his benefit to tell us what kind of system he would put in place to deal with an issue like that or if he believes in the EI system?
The other question deals with the active measures, part two. We transfer federal dollars under the EI system to the province of Quebec to operate part two of the EI system. The understanding is this fund was a consensus in Quebec, was supported by all factions of Quebec, both the labour movement and the employers. Can the member tell me if he is in favour or opposed to part two of the EI system?