Mr. Speaker, I listened with great interest to the member's speech. He has been a tireless advocate for employment insurance.
Could he comment on the fact that over this last recession we saw a significant number of workers who did not qualify for employment insurance?
Over the last 15 years, that the deficit has been managed by siphoning off the employment insurance funds. I know the member commented on that specifically in his speech.
However, despite the rhetoric about the numbers of job that have been created, a lot of those jobs are part time, seasonal, contract work and many of those workers are not eligible for employment insurance.
What would the member like to see changed to ensure those workers are included in the employment insurance system?