Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. member for Beauséjour—Petitcodiac for her question. I also take this opportunity to congratulate her for hard work in looking after the interests of her constituents, particularly the unemployed in her riding.
The hon. member did not miss anything in this budget. This is indeed what is happening. There is nothing in it for the unemployed, in spite of the fact that only 36% of them qualify for EI benefits even though 100% of them contributed to the fund. There is nothing for the unemployed in this budget.
The government did not think about seasonal workers. It did not think about the so-called spring gap, which is coming soon. It did not think about resource regions. Worse still—and I do not know if the member noticed it in the budget—the government dared to cut $100 million from regional development.
This country no longer makes any sense. Canadians will have to mobilize against the employment insurance program—it does not make sense anymore—against puppet ministers who no longer have any powers in this cabinet, to get them to listen to reason and to get them to fight for the real interests of Quebeckers and Canadians, the real interests of the unemployed. I invite my dear colleague to join us.