’We want to make sure the legislation gets through first’
In an interview with the CBC yesterday, Human Resources Minister Diane Finley was pressed again about what the government intends...
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employment insurance
The Commons: More than 400 pages and still short on details
Funny how the opposition can’t seem to find much in this budget bill
Jim Flaherty’s philosophy of employment
While deferring to Human Resources Minister Diane Finley for further details of what the government plans to accomplish with its...
’Without ever bringing a plan to Parliament’
Seven years ago, the Liberal government of the day tabled a budget implementation act that included legislation related to the...
’This is supposedly a budget implementation bill, but in fact, it is a mishmash of things’
The Harper government is using the budget implementation act to give itself new, unexplained powers to regulate employment...
Ottawa tells EI recipients to take jobs being filled by foreign workers—or lose benefits
The Conservative government is looking to address the seeming paradox of high unemployment in areas suffering shortages of...
Beatty’s list: business priorities and political realities
The anxious tone the Prime Minister recently injected into the debate on Canada’s economic competitiveness was picked up today...
’EI will be managed on a truly break-even basis’
Greg Weston questions the existence of the Canada Employment Insurance Financing Board. The NDP is unimpressed . For the...
Not in service (II)
In response to this post , the office of Human Resources Minister Diane Finley sends along the following.
’The trouble with the populist narrative’
Bob Rae appeals to economics.