Mr. Speaker, the NDP supported the bill so that parents will be able to receive employment insurance benefits to help children who are ill.
What are the programs the member is talking about? He should tell us what they are.
Five additional weeks of benefits for people who live in remote areas have been abolished. We have seen the introduction of the 100 km rule, and now it will be Service Canada employees who will decide what suitable employment is, rather than the person concerned. This is a big change for our workers.
Employment insurance has to start working again for workers. Workers do not want to be called lazy just because at some point in the year they have to resort to employment insurance. That is something they will no longer accept.