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House Hansard - 177

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
March 31, 2023 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 177 - Mar/31/23
Ms. Louise Chabot (Thérèse-De Blainville, BQ)
  • Mar/31/23 11:55:35 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, the budget proves that Ottawa has not learned from its mistakes. If there is one lesson to be learned from the pandemic, it is that EI is failing most people who lose their jobs. In spite of that, the government is abandoning the reform it has been promising since 2015. Even today, 60% of people who lose their jobs will be left with nothing, particularly seasonal workers, the self-employed and those in non-standard jobs. Why does the government still refuse to help people who lose their jobs?
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Context: House Hansard - 177 - Mar/31/23
Ms. Louise Chabot (Thérèse-De Blainville, BQ)
  • Mar/31/23 11:56:52 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, the only thing Ottawa took away from the pandemic is debt. The budget passes that debt on to workers. Ottawa expects to collect an extra $24 billion in workers' EI premiums. However, the government is not putting that money towards EI reform. It is taking workers' money and using it to pay off $24 billion in pandemic debt. Why not use workers' money to protect them rather than paying off pandemic debt at their expense?
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