Mr. Speaker, to say that the employment insurance reform will have no impact on workers or on regional economies is completely false.
According to Martin Prescott from Saint-Barthélemy, the reform will impoverish the Lanaudière region and many people will have to move away and look for work elsewhere.
The reform is a direct attack on qualified workers in seasonal industries. This will have a terrible impact on productivity, because businesses in the regions will lose their competitive advantage.
Why is the minister attacking the productivity of seasonal businesses and regional economies?