Mr. Speaker, as a fellow Atlantic Canadian, the member and I certainly have some issues in common.
He talked about the EI fund. Certainly, because of the dominance of seasonal industries in my province, issues around employment insurance are extremely important and the gutting of the program in previous budgets has had a terrible effect.
The question I want to ask the member is in regard to a direct quote from the budget with respect to EI. I would like to get his take on it. In the budget it says:
Taking steps to ensure that Employment Insurance claimants are aware of their job search responsibilities when moving or considering moving for work. The Government will also ensure that individuals willing to move are not excluded from Employment Insurance training opportunities across the country.
I would take that to mean that those who are not willing to move would be excluded.
I invite my colleague's comments with respect to this particular provision regarding availability of EI under the budget.