Mr. Speaker, in response to the member for Acadie—Bathurst, I admit that there was a problem in the EI rules and regulations and it dealt with the intensity rule.
The rule was changed last year. The people in my province are satisfied with that change. I remind the member for Acadie--Bathurst that for eight straight years we have had reductions in EI premiums, reductions to employees and reductions to employers. As the hon. member for Markham has indicated, it results in a net cumulative saving of $6.8 billion to the employees and employers right across Canada.