Mr. Speaker, the hon. member will know of course that there is no such thing as a surplus in the EI account.
All of those moneys have gone for a series of programs. Many of them have gone to help out the poor, for skills development, to provide benefits in periods of unemployment, and to develop skills for students, unemployed workers, et cetera.
They have gone for a series of items that the member will acknowledge have gone to community building to provide employment and sustenance when it is needed.