Why not? Because what is happening is that the government is getting money from all workers, from people who are making $25,000 and people who are making $125,000 a year.
We do not think it is fair to give EI benefits to somebody making $48,000 a year, $60,000 a year or $100,000 a year.
What we are in favour of is for those people who have unexpected, unavoidable job loss that this EI program provide income supplementation so that they can be taken care of when they are unemployed until such time as they can get their job back.
I say to any colleague in the House who can stand and look face to face with somebody making $18,000 a year and tell them that they are paying money for somebody that is making $100,000 a year, good luck to you because I do not think that is moral in any way, shape or form.