Mr. Speaker, I want to congratulate and thank the hon. member for bringing this bill forward. It is about time we had a fulsome discussion. The Liberal position will be that we want this bill to go to committee, so that we can get the answers to all of the questions raised by the member.
My question for the member is something she may have considered, but in my own constituency we have often come across cases where people have long term disabilities and cannot get Canada pension plan disability benefits. Their employment insurance benefits run out quickly but they still have a long term problem.
Has she also considered, in terms of potential amendments to the bill, whether we should also be dealing with those people who fall through the cracks between the period of availability of EI benefits and those that would be available under CPP?