Mr. Speaker, we will take a look at the Employment Insurance Act. At section 69, it provides, among other things that “the Commission shall, with the approval of the governor in council, make regulations to provide a system for premiums where an equivalent provincial program exists”.
Despite the Prime Minister's statements, the commission cannot refuse to negotiate, it has to reach a settlement.
Does the Prime Minister realize that his own legislation requires him not only to negotiate but to reach a settlement?