Mr. Chair, the growth rate to which the member refers is better than that of the average in the G7.
In terms of EI programs, starting in 2017, we are projecting a break-even over the seven year period.
It seems to me that the member opposite, now that he has switched parties, is very poorly placed to be critical about EI payments. Liberals created a $30 billion-plus slush fund to spend on their favourite bureaucratic schemes.