Madam Speaker, my colleague's question is very pertinent.
They are playing with words. I am an accountant and we talked about payroll taxes and social security premiums in my accounting courses. They are playing with words a bit.
Generally speaking, when we talk about a tax, we are not talking about a specific program that will benefit citizens. There are taxes we pay when we purchase goods, and these taxes go into a consolidated fund. There are also income taxes.
However, employment insurance is rather unique, because the fund is not fully arm's length. If it were, that would at least counter this argument.