Madam Speaker, it was good to hear a couple of names of people who have worked so hard on this issue mentioned in this chamber, for example, Mr. Crête. I worked with him for years. He was very solid on the industry committee with respect to so many consumer issues, as well as this issue. I would like to give a special shout-out to one person who was not mentioned and that is Yvon Godin, the former member for Acadie—Bathurst. He definitely tabled the most bills in this chamber to improve employment insurance and spoke to it often.
What I think we see differently from the government is that this is not the government's money. It is the workers' and employers' money in a relationship to provide good, stable employment.
By moving it in this direction, in many respects, I believe this is going to be of benefit to employers, because they can get more stability for replacement employees during the process as well as have workers come back to work in a better state of mind, because their life and family are taken care of at home. I do not think that should be underestimated.
We should make sure we understand that this decision is not just about an individual person. It is about our overall economy. We would have more productivity and would be better off as a nation because we would have better rules relating to caring for loved ones, especially with an aging society. This is a perfect time for it. We do not need to study it anymore. Cancer does not wait. Illnesses do not wait. These are things we should be doing right away.