Posts Tagged ‘Employment Insurance’
Layton meets Harper, finds no common ground
NDP leader Jack Layton met with Prime Minister Harper to discuss the upcoming session of Parliament.
Layton said he could find no common ground with Harper, and it is unlikely the NDP will support the Conservative government on votes of confidence.
The NDP would be the least likely of the political parties to support the Conservatives.
- Jack Layton
Tories and Grits cooperate on EI reform
Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff and Prime Minister Stephen Harper agree to cooperate on the governments plans to to reform Employment Insurance.
The deal marks the first occasion Michael Ignatieff has agreed to work with the government on the development of public policy, having previously refused Harper’s consultation offers. Ignatieff makes no guarantee the EI panel will produce results.
We have agreed to strike a working group which will seek to present … specific legislative proposals to bring the self-employed into the Employment Insurance system.
… We don’t have an agreement … and I give you no guarantees that we can get there.
- Michael Ignatieff
The Ignatieff Ultimatum
Michael Ignatieff says the Liberal Party will vote to defeat the government in an upcoming confidence vote unless the Prime Minister addresses four key issues.
Ignatieff says an election can be avoided if Stephen Harper agrees to consult with Liberals on planned changes to Employment Insurance, marking a dramatic departure from Ignatieff’s previous refusals to offer specific public policy suggestions to the Harper government.
ul·ti·ma·tum (uhl-tuh-mey-tuhm) : a final proposition, condition, or demand ; especially one whose rejection will end negotiations and cause a resort to force or other direct action
- Meriam Webster dictionary
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Ignatieff demands 360 hours for EI eligibility
May 13 to May 26, 2009 – Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff demands a national eligibility standard for Employment Insurance that would allow jobless workers to qualify for benefits after working 360 hours.
Ignatieff clears Senate roadblock to enhanced EI benefits
March 3 to 12, 2009 - Micheal Ignatieff tells Liberal Senators to pass the Conservative budget without any further delay.
Liberal Senators were intending to examine the budget, break it up into several parts, and pass the stimulus measures by March 27.
Stephen Harper and Jim Flaherty urged Liberals to pass the budget immediately so unemployed Canadians can access expanded Employment Insurance benefits.
