Mr. Speaker, before the holidays, Le Devoir published an article—with evidence to support it—that exposed the government's plan to use this reform to cut funding for 8,000 claimants who are currently receiving employment insurance. The government was also anticipating savings of $30 million to $35 million a year.
The government's objectives with this reform are clear, even though the Conservatives claim that they are trying to help employers find workers and vice versa.
At the end of the day, one of the primary goals of the reform is to deny benefits to claimants who have made their contributions and who, under the old system, would have been entitled to benefits.
I would like to hear what my colleague from Laurentides—Labelle has to say about this article that revealed the Conservative government's plan.