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House Hansard - 21

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
February 1, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 21 - Feb/1/22
Ms. Louise Chabot (Thérèse-De Blainville, BQ)
  • Feb/1/22 11:15:53 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, there is, of course, much more to be said about the pandemic, but I thought that the throne speech was intended to get us out of the pandemic and provide some certainty, even if it did not achieve that goal. I only heard the word “workers” once in the member's speech. What ways of supporting our workers, who are still being mistreated, does the member think the government should prioritize?
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Context: House Hansard - 21 - Feb/1/22
Ms. Louise Chabot (Thérèse-De Blainville, BQ)
  • Feb/1/22 2:41:38 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, last year, 300,000 EI applications were not processed on time. Those 300,000 workers were denied their benefits by the federal government, in some cases, for more than three months. Cases continue to pile up every day. Imagine having to go without income for three months. That is a betrayal of workers who have contributed to EI their whole lives, with the understanding that the federal government would support them in the event of misfortune. What is the minister doing to eliminate the delays?
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Context: House Hansard - 21 - Feb/1/22
Ms. Louise Chabot (Thérèse-De Blainville, BQ)
  • Feb/1/22 2:43:02 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the minister hired staff, but not to process backlogged employment insurance files. She hired inspectors to detect potential fraud. That will help clear out 10,000 cases, but it will not affect all the other people who are waiting. Canada is a G7 country, but right now, we have workers who have had no income for three months and cannot put food on the table because of administrative screw-ups. Some workers even have to disclose that they are destitute in hopes of being prioritized. When will they get their benefits?
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Context: House Hansard - 21 - Feb/1/22
Ms. Louise Chabot (Thérèse-De Blainville, BQ)
  • Feb/1/22 2:44:30 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, behind service standards are people; people who cannot pay their rent because their employment insurance is not coming in, people who are waiting without knowing when that will end and whether they will last long enough, people who have no bread to put on the table. These people are not too concerned about service standards statistics. They want the federal government to find a way to look after them. When will the minister reduce the backlog to zero?
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