According to Bob Rae, EI has now become a matter of National Unity? Who knew that we have had a national unity crisis festering right under our noses since 1996. The current E.I. qualifying rules were put in place in 1996 under then PM Jean Chretien and finance minister Paul Martin. At the time the Liberals explained it as a necessary change to make the sytem fairer and more equitable.
And today, 13 years later Bob Rae spills the beans. Those rules are unfair, and are a matter of national unity. However, they are only a temporary matter of national unity, as Michael Ignatieff has called for qualifying rules to be changed temporarily. What is even more confusing is those changes were put in place with an unemployment rate of 10%, versus 8% today. Those changes were put in place to create a surplus of money for the general revenues of the government. Today the Liberal's think money should be taken from general revenues for the fund. When those rules were put in place, the Liberal's lowered the maximum weekly benefit from $448 to $413. Who do you think would have been most affected by that change. I'm guessing it would have been middle and upper income earners, mostly in Ontario and Quebec.
Everything I have mentioned serves the purpose of showing what hypocrites both Bob Rae and the Liberal Party are. And this latest comment from Rae just goes to show Liberal's have no limits on hypocrisy. Liberal's call the PM divisive for his strong comments about the Bloc being seperatists. But that's what they are, devisive. They want to divide Canada up. Ignatieff himself finally stated that in May, when he dismissed the coalition as wrong because of the Bloc being a partner in the deal. Of course at the time the coalition was formed he called them duly elected and deserved to have their voice heard.
And today, we have Bob Rae screaming National Unity crisis, because of rules his own party put in place. Mr. Rae points to some provincial premiers coming out in favor of changes. Gee Bob, do you think that might be because they could lower their provincial welfare costs if more people got E.I. Then again, Bob Rae isn't smart enough to figure that out. As Ontario premier, during a financial recession, with more people going on welfare daily, he decided to hike the monthly rate paid.
How'd that work out for ya Bob?
National unity? What, is Ontario going to start electing Bloc Ontarian MPs and vow to hold a referendum on separation?
ReplyDeleteEverything seems to have become a national unity issue in the Liberal strategy.
ReplyDeleteThe LPC just about tore the country apart with the coalition of losers.
Do they really think Canadians are stupid?
Like we are all going to forget that the LPC was going to bring separatists to the negotiating table,
what they were very willing to do to the West, just to seize government.
Not to mention the Green Shift!
''And today, 13 years later Bob Rae spills the beans. Those rules are unfair, and are a matter of national unity.
However, they are only a temporary matter of national unity, as Michael Ignatieff has called for qualifying rules to be changed temporarily.''
To me, that is just about as bizzare as it gets,
second only to the coalition of losers.
You don't get it. The west wants in. Why should an Albertan have to work for 400 hours when easterners qualify in 360 hours? This kind of stuff is driving Albertans to want to separate.
ReplyDeleteActually I'm pro-Alberta. Pro-west for that matter, despite the fact I live in Ontario. As it stands now, the lowest qualifying hours are 420, not 360. And yes, I am in favor of some changes to make the system fairer across the country.
ReplyDeleteBut the purpose of my posts is to show the hypocrisy of the Liberal's who put the rules in place, and now claim it is not a fair system.
An issue of national unity? I don't think so. Trying to use the revenue of western provinces, first with the NEP and most recently Greenshift is what causes national unity problems. Alberta's oil industry provides roughly $40 billion a year in government revenues.
Newfoundland is now reaping economic benefits from the oil industry. Think the Liberal Party will ever try raiding Danny Boy's pockets to pay for Quebec votes?
Not likely.
''Think the Liberal Party will ever try raiding Danny Boy's pockets to pay for Quebec votes?''
ReplyDeleteNo, Iffy would give Danny a special Atlantic deal,
only the West would take the hit.
Who doesn't qualify for EI?
1.-been fired
2.-quit
3.-had multiple jobs in a year, still not enough hours
4.-didn't pay in
1,2 go to the labour relations board if there was unfairness in the work place.
3, get training/education thru EI, obviously this ain't working
4, self employed, that's a choice.
Oh, and there was the 'on year mat leave, got laid off when returned, didn't have enough hours'
ReplyDeleteSo, how about EI deductions on EI benefits,
the more often you claim, the higher the deduction.
Like a real insurance. the higher risk you are of getting laid off, the higher premium you pay.