Debates of May 13th, 1996

Employment Insurance Act

[Some hon. members]

No.

[The Deputy Speaker]

All those in favour will please say yea.

[Some hon. members]

Yea.

[The Deputy Speaker]

All those opposed will please say nay.

[Some hon. members]

Nay.

[The Deputy Speaker]

In my opinion, the nays have it.

And more than five members having risen:

[The Deputy Speaker]

A recorded division on the motion stands deferred.

[Douglas Young, Liberal, Minister of Human Resources Development]

moved:

Motion No. 219

That Bill C-12 be amended by adding after line 22 on page 153, the following new Clause:

"17.1 The following applies in place of subsection 153.1(3):

(3) The scheme established by the regulations may not provide special benefits to persons who a ) have less than 20 weeks of insurable employment in their qualifying period; or b ) are subject to an increase under section 7.1 in the number of hours of insurable employment required to qualify for benefits.''

[The Deputy Speaker]

Is it the pleasure of the House to adopt the motion?

[Some hon. members]

Agreed.

[Some hon. members]

No.

[The Deputy Speaker]

All those in favour will please say yea.

[Some hon. members]

Yea.

[The Deputy Speaker]

All those opposed will please say nay.

[Some hon. members]

Nay.

[The Deputy Speaker]

In my opinion the yeas have it.

And more than five members having risen:

[The Deputy Speaker]

A recorded division on the motion stands deferred.

[Douglas Young, Liberal, Minister of Human Resources Development]

moved:

Motion No. 216

That Bill C-12 be amended in -T clause 6 of Schedule II a ) by replacing line 26 on page 148 with the following:

"section 14:"; b ) by replacing line 30 on page 148 with the following: a ) 55% of the claimant's average weekly insurable''; c ) by replacing line 1 on page 149 with the following:

"(i) 60% of the claimant's average weekly insur-"; d ) by replacing lines 7 and 8 on page 149 with the following:

"average weekly insurable earnings and $225, if the claimant's average weekly insurable earnings"; e ) by replacing lines 11 to 13 on page 149 with the following:

(2) The average weekly insurable earnings of a major attachment claimant are the insurable earnings in the last 20 weeks of insurable employment in their qualifying period divided by 20.

(3) The average weekly insurable earnings of a minor attachment claimant are the insurable earnings in their qualifying period divided by the larger of the following divisors: a ) the divisor that equals the number of weeks on insurable employment in their qualifying period, and b ) the divisor determined in accordance with the following table by reference to the applicable regional rate of unemployment:

TABLE

Regional Rate of Unemployment Divisor

not more than 8% 20 more than 8% but not more than 9% 19 more than 9% but not more than 10% 18 more than 10% but not more than 11% 17 more than 11% but not more than 12% 16 more than 12% but not more than 13% 15 more than 13% 14

(4) The Commission may, with the approval"; f ) by replacing lines 21 and 22 on page 149 with the following:

"qualifying period for a period, whether on a weekly basis or otherwise, for calculating and estab-".

[The Deputy Speaker]

Is it the pleasure of the House to adopt the motion?

[Some hon. members]

Agreed.

[Some hon. members]

No.

[The Deputy Speaker]

All those in favour will please say yea.

[Some hon. members]

Yea.

[The Deputy Speaker]

All those opposed will please say nay.

[Some hon. members]

Nay.