Mr. Speaker, I am wondering what to respond to since I have not heard any questions. The member took this opportunity to make a speech.
If people are paying employment insurance, it is so that if they lose their job, they can get benefits, thanks to their insurance. That is the purpose of employment insurance.
In some ways, it is good that we have this system and employment insurance. What is bad when we talk about employment insurance, is that the government has misappropriated it for other purposes. When the Bloc refused to support Bill C-44 in 1997, it was because the government was using this bill as a licence to steal. That was the issue.
In 2000, the government came up with Bill C-2, which made theft from the fund legal. That is what is unacceptable.