Mr. Speaker, the Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development must be lost somewhere in the twilight zone.
When asked to improve access to EI benefits in regions like B.C. where access requirements are among the toughest, she continues to mislead by referring to the added five weeks of benefits, which might as well be 500 weeks to those who cannot get access.
Does the minister not understand that, in a recession, her rigid qualification rules just do not work?