Madam Speaker, the hon. member, like his colleague from Jonquière, says that he is listening, but he does not understand.
The employment insurance program responds to 80% of the people making a claim. My riding is hit by the softwood lumber situation and people are entitled to employment insurance benefits.
However that is not what we wish. We do not necessarily want them to get employment insurance; we would rather have them working. That is why the Government of Canada is negotiating in good faith and is getting processes under way in order to defend the rights of all Canadian workers.