Mr. Chair, if the minister believes that unnecessarily high payroll taxes are a job killer, why is he projecting a surplus of $2.4 billion in 2015 and $6.4 billion in 2016 under his current levels of EI premiums, and if he actually wants to live by his previous statement, will he cut EI premiums to reflect the sustainability of the program?
In the House of Commons on May 14th, 2014. See this statement in context.