Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the remark of my Liberal colleague across the floor when he says he sympathizes with my colleague from Winnipeg Centre who said his riding is losing $28 million in employment insurance benefits.
For the record, Acadie—Bathurst loses $69 million of benefits per year, which really hurts small and medium sized businesses. That is why I say the whole program is wrong.
Would my colleague from Winnipeg Centre explain to us how the people are affected in the Manitoba regions and in the city of Winnipeg? It seems to me that people think it is only the Atlantic provinces that have a problem with employment insurance. I have gone across the country many times and this is a national problem. I would like to hear more about is happening in Winnipeg.