Mr. Speaker, I would like the Minister to listen: 50% of unemployed workers do not have access to the EI system.
Not only did the government refuse to improve the EI system and not only did it plunder the EI fund for many years, but it is about to pilfer another $19.2 billion from the fund between 2012 and 2015. That money belongs to the workers and companies that pay into the system.
Why does the government want to steal from unemployed workers instead of helping them?