Speech (House debate)

{
    "time": "2020-06-17 16:00:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Mr. Alexandre Boulerice (Rosemont\u2014La Petite-Patrie, NDP)",
        "fr": "M. Alexandre Boulerice (Rosemont\u2014La Petite-Patrie, NPD)"
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"6205144\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Madam Chair, I will be sharing my time with my hon. colleague from <a data-HoCid=\"252898\" href=\"/politicians/lindsay-mathyssen/\" title=\"Lindsay Mathyssen\">London\u2014Fanshawe</a>.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6205145\" data-originallang=\"fr\">I will make a brief introduction and then I will ask some questions.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6205146\" data-originallang=\"fr\">As New Democrats, as a progressive party, we have worked constructively on finding solutions to help people from the start of the pandemic. We proposed an emergency benefit of $2,000 and successfully made it happen. Initially, self-employed workers, students and freelancers were excluded, but we pushed to have them included. This really helped people.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6205147\" data-originallang=\"fr\">In light of the current situation, we asked that the CERB be extended for people who still need help, including those who work in tourism, arts and entertainment and hospitality. The government partially answered our call. At least we made progress and managed to get eight more weeks.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6205148\" data-originallang=\"fr\">We have come to realize that our social safety net is full of holes. At the beginning of the crisis, employment insurance was inadequate for meeting the needs of people who were losing their jobs. The emergency benefit was launched. However, some day we will have to consider improving the social safety net so that no one slips through the cracks. We have to look at having a broader, more robust employment insurance system that would cover more workers.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6205149\" data-originallang=\"fr\">At the beginning of the pandemic, only 40% of workers who contribute to employment insurance were getting enough hours to collect employment insurance benefits.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6205150\" data-originallang=\"fr\">I would like the government to say a few words about its intention to expand the program to make it far more inclusive and target all sectors as well as every worker who needs help when they lose their job. </p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"6205144\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Madame la pr\u00e9sidente, je tiens \u00e0 dire que je vais partager mon temps de parole avec mon honorable coll\u00e8gue de <a data-HoCid=\"252898\" href=\"/politicians/lindsay-mathyssen/\" title=\"Lindsay Mathyssen\">London\u2014Fanshawe</a>.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6205145\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Je vais d'abord faire une br\u00e8ve introduction. Par la suite, je vais poser des questions.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6205146\" data-originallang=\"fr\">En tant que n\u00e9o-d\u00e9mocrates, en tant que progressistes, nous avons travaill\u00e9 de mani\u00e8re constructive \u00e0 trouver des solutions pour aider les gens, et ce, depuis le d\u00e9but de la pand\u00e9mie. Nous avons propos\u00e9 une prestation d'urgence de 2 000 $, et nous avons r\u00e9ussi \u00e0 la faire avancer. Au d\u00e9but, les travailleurs autonomes, les \u00e9tudiants et les pigistes en \u00e9taient exclus, mais nous avons pouss\u00e9 pour qu'ils y soient inclus. Cela a r\u00e9ellement aid\u00e9 des gens.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6205147\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Vu la situation actuelle, nous avons demand\u00e9 un prolongement de la PCU pour les gens qui ont encore besoin d'aide, notamment pour ceux qui travaillent dans les domaines du tourisme, des arts et spectacles et de l'h\u00f4tellerie. Le gouvernement a r\u00e9pondu partiellement \u00e0 notre appel. Au moins, on a fait un bout de chemin et on a r\u00e9ussi \u00e0 avoir huit semaines suppl\u00e9mentaires. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6205148\" data-originallang=\"fr\">On s'est rendu compte que notre filet social \u00e9tait plein de trous. Au d\u00e9but de la crise, l'assurance-emploi \u00e9tait insuffisante pour pallier les besoins des gens qui perdaient leurs emplois. La prestation d'urgence a \u00e9t\u00e9 mise sur pied. Cependant, un jour, il faudra envisager d'am\u00e9liorer le filet social, pour qu'il n'y ait aucun trou dans les mailles. Il faudra envisager un programme d'assurance-emploi \u00e9largi et plus robuste qui permettra d'inclure davantage de travailleurs et de travailleuses.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6205149\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Au d\u00e9but de la pand\u00e9mie, seulement 40 % des travailleurs et des travailleuses qui cotisaient \u00e0 l'assurance-emploi faisaient assez d'heures pour obtenir des prestations d'assurance-emploi.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6205150\" data-originallang=\"fr\">J'aimerais que le gouvernement nous parle de son intention d'\u00e9largir le programme, afin qu'il soit beaucoup plus inclusif et qu'il vise l'ensemble des secteurs ainsi que tous les travailleurs et toutes les travailleuses qui ont besoin d'aide apr\u00e8s avoir perdu leur emploi.</p>"
    },
    "url": "/debates/2020/6/17/alexandre-boulerice-1/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/alexandre-boulerice/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4145/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "10889491",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Government Orders",
        "fr": "Ordres \u00e9manant du gouvernement"
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Business of Supply",
        "fr": "Travaux des subsides"
    },
    "h3": {
        "en": "Supplementary Estimates (A), 2020-21",
        "fr": "Le budget suppl\u00e9mentaire des d\u00e9penses (A) 2020-2021"
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/2020/6/17/",
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    }
}