If what you say has any semblance of the truth , then why should Canadian taxpayers fork over precious tax revenue to an American company ( Flight Safety ) so that an unemployed Canadian pilot can pack up and go to work overseas ? Do you see how fiscally irresponsible that is ? Don`t even bother mentioning remittances ..., frankly just a silly idea all around and I hope the people at EI responsible for doling out this cash are a little bit wary and suspicious of these claims. Didn`t you used to work at Lehman Brothers ?