Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for her speech and her important work.
Clearly, the NDP agrees that the benefit period should be extended from 15 to 50 weeks. It is the right thing to do. It is the most compassionate and logical thing to do.
I have a question for my colleague about another flaw in the existing system. When a woman takes maternity leave, she is away for 12 months. If she returns to work and then loses her job a few weeks later, the system will not give her credit for any insured hours because she was on maternity leave.
Would the Bloc Québécois agree that the system should take into account the previous 104 weeks, including the year prior to maternity leave?