Mr. Speaker, this is a program for which only 40% of all unemployed workers qualify. This is totally unacceptable.
If the minister is short of ideas, he should read Bill C-269, presented by the Bloc Québécois, which proposes to increase the rate of weekly benefits, to reduce the qualifying period to a minimum of 360 hours of work, and to calculate benefits by using the best 12 weeks. All that is missing for this bill to become law is the will of the Conservative government.
What is the government waiting for to move forward with this legislation?