Mr. Speaker, there is no doubt and it is unfortunate that many Canadian families have suffered at the hands of these difficult economic times. Many Canadians have lost their jobs through circumstances beyond their control. We understand that these are tough and uncertain times for many Canadians.
That is why we have taken action through our economic action plan. We have extended billions of dollars into stimulus. Indeed, just a freezing of EI premiums is an injection of $4.5 billion into our economy. It is significant action to ensure that we have the resources to assist Canadians. We have allocated $60 million to ensure that claims can be processed quickly and families can get access to EI benefits just as fast as they can.