Mr. Speaker, it is not working very well for those workers who are losing their jobs.
This Tuesday the House voted to bring fairness to the EI system. The House voted to eliminate the two-week waiting period, to lower minimums to qualify, to include self-employed workers, to increase the wage replacement rate and to get more training for workers, but the government cannot even process EI claims properly. It takes three or four or five weeks to get any help.
If the government will not respect the will of the House to improve EI, will it at least get its act together to ensure those who can access EI are not delayed?