Mr. Speaker, we are working hard to make sure those who are unfortunate enough to lose their jobs get the benefits they need and deserve, including extra training for those people who have been working for a long time and now see their jobs gone forever. We are helping them get the training with up to two years of EI benefits. While they invest in their own future, we are helping them.
It is interesting to note that some Liberals actually agree with us. Let me quote, “It's my view that if you get rid of the regional rates and there are changes forced on the EI system because of the economic circumstances, those in the high unemployment regions will be hurt disproportionately.”
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