Tout d'abord, je tiens à dire que, pris isolément, le projet de loi C-17, qui modifie les critères d'admissibilité aux prestations d'assurance-chômage, apparaîtrait comme un projet de loi très dur parce qu'il pourrait aggraver le sort de certaines personnes pendant la période économique difficile que nous traversons en ce moment.
I would like to begin by saying that Bill C-17 which revamps the unemployment insurance entitlements taken in isolation would be considered a very tough bill because during a very difficult period of our economy when people are unemployed, when one takes an unemployment insurance act and reviews and revamps it, there could be people exposed to added suffering.