Madam Speaker, I listened with considerable interest to the hon. member opposite and I want him to respond to the following. As he and all members know, under the EI legislation $2 billion is available to the provinces and territories for active re-employment measures and related labour market services.
These provisions provide unemployed Canadians, including youth and women, with improved skills and opportunities for employment. Employment insurance also helps women by increasing their earned income through a $50 minimum earnings exemption and by removing the artificial 15 hour ceiling on part time work and through employment benefits such as wage subsidies and earnings supplement.
What would the member have against those two moves? On the one hand we have money being given over to the provinces and the territories and on the other we have assistance for women. What exactly does he have against those two ideas?