Mr. Speaker, that is exactly what we are doing.
First, we expanded the employment insurance program to give people more time to find a new job by adding an extra five weeks of regular benefits. We then expanded and made a significant investment of $2 billion to help those who are on EI and those who do not qualify to get the training they need for the jobs for the future.
Finally, just yesterday we launched an initiative to help those workers who have been in the workforce for a long time who may have lost their jobs permanently to help them get up to two years of benefits while they get new training. Those members voted against it.