Madam Speaker, I listened carefully to my colleague's speech and found it very interesting. But he forgot to talk about one thing. Forestry companies are laying off workers and closing plants. Workers who have lost their jobs are therefore going on employment insurance. The Bloc Québécois asked the government to eliminate the two-week period during which people have to wait to receive their first cheque. Here in Canada, we are poor relations because we still have a waiting period. France has none. There, as soon as workers are laid off, they get their first cheque, with no waiting period.
I would like to hear what my colleague has to say about that. What does he think about the Bloc Québécois recommendation to eliminate the two-week waiting period and the fact that we have a new bill that would enable people to immediately receive employment insurance, which they paid into?