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{
"time": "2009-09-14 15:15:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Hon. Jack Layton",
"fr": ""
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"1591057\"> With respect to the motion passed by the House on March 10, 2009 concerning Employment Insurance, what actions has the government taken since to: (<em>a</em>) eliminate the two-week waiting period; (<em>b</em>) reduce the qualifying period to a minimum of 360 hours of work, regardless of the regional rate of unemployment; (<em>c</em>) allow self-employed workers to participate in the program; (<em>d</em>) raise the rate of benefits to 60% and base benefits on the best 12 weeks in the qualifying period; and (<em>e</em>) encourage training and re-training?</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"1591057\"> En ce qui concerne la motion relative \u00e0 l\u2019assurance-emploi que la Chambre a adopt\u00e9e le 10 mars 2009, quelles mesures le gouvernement a-t-il prises depuis pour: <em>a</em>) \u00e9liminer le d\u00e9lai de carence de deux semaines; <em>b</em>) ramener la p\u00e9riode de r\u00e9f\u00e9rence \u00e0 un minimum de 360 heures de travail, ind\u00e9pendamment du taux de ch\u00f4mage dans la r\u00e9gion \u00e9conomique du prestataire; <em>c</em>) pour que les travailleurs autonomes puissent se pr\u00e9valoir du r\u00e9gime d\u2019assurance-emploi; <em>d</em>) pour porter le taux des prestations \u00e0 60 p. 100 et baser les prestations sur les 12 semaines les mieux r\u00e9mun\u00e9r\u00e9es de la p\u00e9riode de r\u00e9f\u00e9rence; <em>e</em>) pour stimuler la formation et le perfectionnement? </p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2009/9/14/jack-layton-5/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/jack-layton/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/1436/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "p1591057",
"h1": {
"en": "Routine Proceedings",
"fr": ""
},
"h2": {
"en": "Questions Passed as Orders for Returns",
"fr": ""
},
"h3": {
"en": "Question No. 193",
"fr": ""
},
"document_url": "/debates/2009/9/14/",
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}