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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 - 304 - Apr/29/24

Ms. Louise Chabot (Thérèse-De Blainville, BQ)

Apr/29/24 1:34:36 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to ask the member why his government is not honouring its commitment to support the unemployed with the EI reform it promised for the summer of 2022. It is 2024. The government is turning its back on workers. Why will the government not initiate this much-needed reform immediately?

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Context: House Hansard - 242 - Oct/30/23

Ms. Louise Chabot (Thérèse-De Blainville, BQ)

Oct/30/23 2:16:49 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, October 30 to November 3 is national unemployed workers week, organized by the Mouvement autonome et solidaire des sans-emploi. I commend this initiative, which rallies unemployed workers' rights groups from several regions of Quebec to remind the Liberal government of its many broken promises to reform the employment insurance system. The new Minister of Employment recently said that he wants a resilient program. If so, there is only option: a complete overhaul of the unfair employment insurance system as it currently exists. The Bloc Québécois has been calling for such a reform, and its tireless efforts in this direction will continue. In these uncertain economic times, the need for reform is clearer than ever. Reform is not just necessary, it is urgent. In a spirit of solidarity, I wish everyone a good national unemployed workers week.

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Context: House Hansard - 212 - Jun/13/23

Ms. Louise Chabot

Jun/13/23 3:00:21 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, there are workers who are missing out on weeks of work because of the wildfires. For some, returning to work in the short term is not in the cards. They include seasonal workers employed in forestry, tourism, outfitting, parks and many other sectors. The federal government says it will fast-track their EI claims. For some, that is good. For all the workers who do not qualify for EI because of the excessively high 700-hour threshold, it is useless. Is the minister going to ease the requirements to ensure that no worker affected by the wildfires is left behind?

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Context: House Hansard - 212 - Jun/13/23

Ms. Louise Chabot (Thérèse-De Blainville, BQ)

Jun/13/23 2:59:36 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, there are workers who are missing out on weeks of work because of the wildfires. For some, returning to work in the short term is not in the cards. They include seasonal workers employed in forestry, tourism, outfitting, parks and many other sectors. The federal government says it will—

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Context: House Hansard - 117 - Oct/25/22

Ms. Louise Chabot (Thérèse-De Blainville, BQ)

Oct/25/22 2:57:17 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, this is going to be a tough winter for seasonal workers in the regions. They have been abandoned by EI since the recent increase in the eligibility threshold to 700 hours. They are not facing a black hole anymore, they are facing a total vacuum. That is why the interprovincial alliance of the unemployed is in Ottawa today. We're talking about 20 unions and worker advocacy groups from eastern Quebec and the Maritimes. They have come to tell the government that the comprehensive EI reform it promised cannot wait. When will the government finally introduce its reform? What is the date? We want a date.

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Context: House Hansard - 100 - Sep/22/22

Ms. Louise Chabot (Thérèse-De Blainville, BQ)

Sep/22/22 2:41:07 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, by ending the temporary EI benefits before there is any reform, the government is leaving workers with a 1970s-era program. It is a program that abandons mothers who lose their jobs during parental leave because it does not account for women being in the workplace; a program that abandons the sickest workers; a program that completely ignores self-employed workers; and a program that considers the workers to be seasonal, instead of the industries they work in. Is that really the social safety net that the Prime Minister has to offer Quebeckers?

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Louise Chabot