Mr. Speaker, this government has given responsibility for part II of the Employment Insurance Act to the province of New Brunswick. Unfortunately, it did not impose any conditions on the provincial government before transferring the funds. It ought to have made sure that the programs provided by the province met the needs of the unemployed.
Today, we find ourselves with a program set up by the province with federal funding which does not meet the needs of all the “gappers”.
Is this government going to finally assume its responsibility for the unemployed and transfer additional funds, this time making sure that all the “gappers” are going to get help? There are critical situations in New Brunswick, with a provincial government which—