Human Resources committee  Absolutely. In fact, sir, people in the union movement who lose their jobs do not have the luxury or the opportunity of saying that they will refuse a job because it is not unionized. People are seeking permanent work that will help them earn their living.

Human Resources committee  I don't want to give figures. There is a great deal of energy and resources invested in helping people re-enter the labour market. We work mainly and a great deal in tandem with Investissement Québec and the Quebec government to help people find work and to help businesses get ba

Human Resources committee  This represents hundreds of thousands of dollars that are invested each year by the Confédération des syndicats nationaux in different programs. Some things cannot be quantified in terms of sums of money. However, the CSN sits on the Commission des partenaires du marché du travai

Human Resources committee  Clearly, this is a two-pronged question. To answer the part about the fight against poverty, the first thing is to make sure that people can regain their dignity and at least be eligible for employment insurance, because through the benefits they receive, they will be able to ta

Human Resources committee  Did I understand your question correctly? You would like to ensure that self-employed or part-time workers are more eligible for employment insurance benefits? Was that your question?

Human Resources committee  We would like to see structural change and long-term fairness. Some people believe that we are almost out of the financial crisis, but that is simply magical thinking. We are far from being out of it, despite what you hear. The economic crisis can be felt in every region, not onl

Human Resources committee  First, perhaps the economic crisis and its impact on the budget could be used as a pretext not to adopt this bill, but it would really be ignoring the structural effect of this bill on the economy. With regard to your question, there are three important elements that need to be

Human Resources committee  First, with regard to costs, the following aspect should be noted. Canada is below the average of industrialized countries with regard to the GDP-value-of-EI-benefit ratio. Canada has one of the lowest employer-employee contribution rates. The current rate is something like 1.73.

Human Resources committee  It's a shame that the human aspect is not more present when employment insurance is mentioned. It's as if injecting more resources had no developmental effect on Canada's economy and that of its regions. People who have access to employment insurance are able to benefit their com

Human Resources committee  Good afternoon to everyone. First, I would like to thank committee members for inviting us and hearing our views on Bill C-308, which was sponsored by the member of Parliament Yves Lessard. I would like to point out that the CSN represents 300,000 workers in every economic secto