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House Hansard - 121

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
October 31, 2022 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 121 - Oct/31/22
Ms. Louise Chabot (Thérèse-De Blainville, BQ)
  • Oct/31/22 2:54:19 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, three days before the government's economic update, there is every indication that a recession is imminent. The government must remember that in the event of a recession, the best economic stabilizer is employment insurance, provided, of course, that workers who lose their jobs are covered. If nothing changes, six out of 10 workers will not be eligible. Comprehensive reform of EI is urgent, especially if there is a recession. Will the economic update finally include this reform?
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Context: House Hansard - 121 - Oct/31/22
Ms. Louise Chabot (Thérèse-De Blainville, BQ)
  • Oct/31/22 2:55:19 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, if there were to be a recession with the same employment insurance program we have today, six out of 10 workers would be left behind. We saw a similar scenario play out during the pandemic. The government had to create CERB because it realized that it could not abandon the 60% of people who lost their jobs. If there is a recession, there is a risk of repeating the same scenario. That would be embarrassing, given that we saw it coming this time. Will EI reform be added to the economic update?
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