Mr. Speaker, women are returning to work from maternity leave to find their jobs and EI benefits gone. The point of maternity leave is that one's job is protected. The point of EI is that if one loses one's job, it is there for that person.
I want to be clear. We are not asking about an extension of EI. We are asking about access for women returning from maternity leave who find themselves out of work.
Will the minister guarantee that employers fulfill their obligations and expand EI to include new mothers?