Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the member for his question, which I find quite untoward.
I am a representative of Alberta. I am speaking for all workers in Canada, however, I feel an obligation to speak for my constituents and Albertans.
Our premier has spoken out. She has written to the Minister of Finance. My mayor has spoken out and has written to the Minister of Finance.
The current government has said that it would reform EI and make it more accessible to workers who have lost their job through no fault of their own. The plummeting oil price has greatly hurt my province and this country. Many of the workers who used to commute from the Maritimes, Ontario, and so forth, to Alberta have had to go back to their provinces because they can probably claim greater EI. Some of them would probably like to stay, because they own homes in Alberta, and have the opportunity of equal access to the benefits that they have paid into.