Mr. Speaker, I did not have time to talk about employment insurance issues. I know that my colleague from Chambly—Borduas will do a much better job of it than I because it is his specialty.
However, it is clear that eliminating the waiting period would have made a big difference in my riding. Some families have to wait as long as a month before getting any help. Improving the employment insurance system and the program for older workers who lose their jobs during massive layoffs should have been a priority because a lot of the people in my riding are dealing with these problems.
It is a real tragedy that some people who have contributed to employment insurance their whole lives get no support. Families, especially children, end up paying the price. We often hear that the reason we still have poor children in Canada is that we have poor families, and that is tragic. The government should have done something to fix that.