Madam Speaker, that is a fact, and it has a huge impact on single-parent families and women, among others.
It is not possible under the current system. In Quebec, mayors of small municipalities are saying that it is not really a good thing. I will also talk about business owners' associations because that is something I believe the members opposite will understand. For decades, these associations have been condemning the way employment insurance has been hijacked to provide seasonal workers with incomes greater than social assistance during idle times, or the so-called seasonal gap.
This will have a huge impact on seasonal workers and on a portion of the GDP.