At first glance, sounds like a good idea.  Some matters (allowing women to leave on maternity leave before giving birth) are already partially covered under EI or may be expanded with marginal cost.  Others (such as an increase in maternity leave to 18 months) are more expensive - the only question is, how much more?

EI is supposed to be self-sustaining - so the question is, will it lead to a increase in EI contributions?