Mr. Speaker, there were 24,000 new claimants for employment insurance this January. That is bad enough, but thousands more Canadians are losing their jobs and are not able to claim EI even though they paid into the system.
The government is trying to patch EI with duct tape while evading the real issue, which is eligibility.
Will the government adjust the eligibility requirements so that all Canadians, wherever they live, can claim EI when they need it?