Mr. Speaker, we have clearly indicated that the current system was imposed upon the previous government by the auditor general, who found it unusual, at the time, that there was a deficit every year in the employment insurance fund.
So, the auditor general at the time said that the fund had to be included in the government's consolidated revenue fund. That is what the previous government did.
Currently, in order to help workers, we have also reduced their contribution from $3.07 to $2.20.