Mr. Speaker, for the past 10 years, I worked as a lawyer at the New Richmond legal aid office in the Baie-des-Chaleurs region. I served the most vulnerable members of society and saw poverty first-hand. When my colleague talks about the link between poverty and crime, I find that quite interesting.
I would like him to explain why, in the Speech from the Throne, his government did not commit to reforming employment insurance to get rid of the “spring gap” problem, to ensure that the EI system is generous enough to keep people from falling under the poverty line.