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House Hansard - 178

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
April 17, 2023 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 178 - Apr/17/23
Ms. Marie-Hélène Gaudreau (Laurentides—Labelle, BQ)
  • Apr/17/23 12:26:48 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I have a very simple question for my colleague about employment insurance reform. As we have already said and as we have often heard, the government first promised EI reform in 2015. It made that promise for the second time in 2019 and for the third time in 2021. Last summer, the government said that it was coming. Just before Christmas, the Liberals promised it was going to happen. What are we to tell workers who are dealing with the spring gap and who do not have access to EI because the rules have gone back to the way they were before? I am not looking for a statement about how there are 830,000 more jobs than there were before the pandemic. That is not what people who cannot get EI want to hear.
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Context: House Hansard - 178 - Apr/17/23
Hon. Randy Boissonnault
  • Apr/17/23 12:27:48 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, we fully agree that EI modernization needs to happen. The minister continues to focus on that issue. We are working in close collaboration with the workers of this country. It is important to modernize Canada's EI system. We are continuing this work, which is extremely important for workers. We will meet expectations. That is our duty as a government.
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Context: House Hansard - 178 - Apr/17/23
Hon. Karina Gould (Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, Lib.)
  • Apr/17/23 2:42:15 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we understand that EI benefits need to be fairer, more responsive and more adaptable to the needs of Canada's evolving workforce. That is why we continue to be committed to comprehensively modernizing the system. We have already extended EI sickness benefits from 15 to 26 weeks. With budget 2023, we propose extending support for seasonal workers until October 2024. We have always said we need to get EI reform right. It is a priority, and we are on it.
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