Mr. Speaker, I have done the job the human resources minister should have done himself. I talked to the unemployed workers across the country.
He turned a deaf ear to Naida in British Columbia who was refused sickness benefits because she was two hours short of eligibility requirements. Naida was a mother who was recovering from a 10-day coma.
Will the minister now do his job and recognize that the reforms have failed and bring in changes to allow EI to respond to the needs of the current labour market?