Mr. Speaker, I can assure the House that our very clear priority as a government is to ensure that our EI regime continues to serve Canadians and the unemployed in this country well.
It is important that we discuss the matter of the EI surplus, because we have managed the system well for a number of years now. We have this surplus situation. The discussion must take place in the broad context of the social programs that Canadians want, and because they deserve and want these social programs, we want them to be lasting and flexible.