Mr. Speaker, my colleagues are certainly asking good questions. I thank my colleague from Beauharnois—Salaberry—Soulanges—Huntingdon for giving me the opportunity to address this issue.
We are right in the thick of the 12 days of action to end violence against women, and we know that economic issues have a huge impact on a woman's decision about whether to stay in a cycle of domestic violence. Employment insurance discrimination contributes to impoverishing women and keeping them stuck in a cycle of poverty that ultimately keeps them trapped in a cycle of violence.
I want to thank my colleague Louise Chabot. I can name her now that she is no longer a member of Parliament. She was a strong advocate on this issue. She said that she was ultimately calling for a reform of the Employment Insurance Act because it is not feminist enough. She went so far as to say that the act is anti-feminist because of its excessive discrimination against women. This leave thing—