Mr. Speaker, to answer the member's first point about lower unemployment, the Minister of Finance in budget plan 1999 on page 64 projects that employment insurance benefit payments will rise from $11.8 billion to $13.8 billion by 2000-01, an extra $2 billion for employment insurance payments.
Mr. Speaker needs a hug.
It is unclear if Mr. Speaker needs a hug. The system was confused by the context.
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