Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for his speech.
The NDP is certainly in favour of increasing EI sickness benefits to 50 weeks. That would be the most acceptable and compassionate approach, and it would be more in line with people's reality.
I have a question for my Liberal Party colleague. Only 40% of unemployed people get EI benefits because the hours of work eligibility threshold is too high. In other words, 100% of workers contribute, but only 40% of workers who lose their job have access to benefits.
Why does the Liberal government not have an action plan to fix this problem so that all unemployed individuals can get support from this social program when they need it?