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Member of the panel of chairs for the legislative committees

Louise Chabot

  • Member of Parliament
  • Member of the panel of chairs for the legislative committees
  • Bloc Québécois
  • Thérèse-De Blainville
  • Quebec
  • Voting Attendance: 68%
  • Expenses Last Quarter: $122,743.44

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Context: House Hansard - 142 - Dec/6/22
Ms. Louise Chabot
  • Dec/6/22 1:38:41 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-32 
Mr. Speaker, I thank my dear colleague for her question, and I would like to acknowledge her very moving speech. The employment insurance system discriminates against women in several ways. First, it is often women who work in non-standard jobs. Because of the current EI rules surrounding eligibility criteria, it is very difficult to qualify for employment insurance when you work in a non-standard job. Second, pregnant women who lose their jobs while on maternity leave or upon return from maternity leave are no longer eligible for EI. That is another way that EI rules discriminate against women. Women won a court battle, yet the government has not even corrected this. What a disgrace.
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Context: House Hansard - 142 - Dec/6/22
Ms. Louise Chabot
  • Dec/6/22 1:36:38 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-32 
Mr. Speaker, I agree with what my colleague has just said. More must always be done to support women and ensure that equal rights translate to equality in fact. When we talk about supporting women in cases of violence, we must also consider women in the workplace. They constitute over half of humanity, whether they are seniors or health workers. They must also be provided support through strong programs. What I deplore is that the current government is more concerned with telling us what to do in programs that belong to the provinces than with enhancing its own programs, such as old age security, the issue of health transfers and EI reform. That is the problem. We are losing time here trying to pass bills, like the one for dental care, for example, that infringe on provincial jurisdictions, instead of tackling EI reform, among other things.
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