Madam Speaker, just to finish answering the question, I have to say the Liberal majority has not only refused to discuss this issue in committee, but has just refused that this motion be put to a vote.
I certainly hope the members from Quebec and the maritime provinces will have to account for this decision by the government when they go back in their ridings. Why have they refused today to have this motion put to a vote? Why do they show such a lack of courage, and why did they make this decision? Are they totally out of touch with reality in their ridings or are they more afraid of their whip than their need for electors' trust?
I hope this opposition day will be an opportunity for the Liberal majority to reconsider the issue and change its attitude. When we ask the House to castigate the government for the catastrophic effects of its reforms to unemployment insurance; for having taken over funds destined for unemployed persons; and for its inability to adapt the unemployment insurance system to the new realities of the labour market, particularly where young people, women, and self-employed persons are concerned, it is because Canada should go back to the drawing board, examine the situation, and take remedial action as soon as possible.