Mr. Speaker, I invite the minister to come to northern Canada and visit the people who put their lives on the line to fight forest fires.
Firefighting, along with other seasonal work, like fishing, is the only industry that supports aboriginal and northern communities. In many cases workers would be forced to go on provincial welfare or to leave, making us lose critical skills like forest firefighting.
Will the government support the heroes we all need to keep us safe and withdraw its changes to EI that target seasonal workers?