Economic Action Plan 2014 Act, No. 2  Good question. “Which is?” I could not have planted a better question than that. Quite frankly, it is a very simple program, an EI program that would in fact generate tens of thousands of jobs in every region of our country. It is an EI premium break for every new hire

Economic Action Plan 2014 Act, No. 2   that, and that was the EI premium break for new hires in Canada. Independents outside of this realm and apolitical types of organizations, came forward and said that the Liberal idea would create literally tens of thousands of jobs and all regions of this country would benefit. We compare

Economic Action Plan 2014 Act, No. 2   and at the same time better ways to create jobs. There are other measures or potentially better-designed investments that could do more to bolster the economy and create jobs cost-effectively. We offered a focused alternative. The Liberal plan would create a two-year EI premium holiday

Economic Action Plan 2014 Act, No. 2  Mr. Speaker, I want to pick up on the member's comments about the thousands of jobs that have been lost. This month, we had a net loss in excess of 10,000 jobs. We should be concerned about that. She made reference to the government's business tax break on EI. The Liberal

Economic Action Plan 2014 Act, No. 2   to reverse that policy. He does not have to bundle it into the budget to try to mislead Canadians. Canadians are not stupid. They understand what the government has put forward in terms of the income split. Another issue that I raised in the form of a question was on the EI premium

Economic Action Plan 2014 Act, No. 2  Mr. Speaker, my question is in relation to a program that the Liberal Party has talked about a great deal. That is the EI premium exemption, which would apply for every new hire for employers. It was exceptionally well received by different stakeholders who have given it credit

Economic Action Plan 2014 Act, No. 2   increased employment. Instead of proceeding with this flawed small business Conservative job credit, the government could adopt the Liberal plan, which would create a two-year EI premium holiday for businesses that actually grow and add to their payroll. This measure would be directly

Economic Action Plan 2014 Act, No. 2  Mr. Speaker, it is at this point in the legislative process that the House of Commons examines the work of the finance committee. I was at the finance committee when the particular clause involving the tax credit for businesses that pay less than $15,000 in EI premiums

Economic Action Plan 2014 Act, No. 2   report on these topics, what do we get? We get a complete contradiction of the numbers that are presented by the ministers. It is not 500 or 1,000 jobs; it is 800 jobs. It is 800 jobs at a cost of $550 million. On the same legislation, which would freeze premiums, the Parliamentary

Economic Action Plan 2014 Act, No. 2  Mr. Speaker, where I agree with the NDP finance critic is in regard to the Conservatives' employment insurance plan. What we have put forward is a plan that would see EI premium exemptions for every worker hired to fill a new job in 2015-16. This is a program that would

Finance committee  Minister, the PBO also told this committee that around 10,000 businesses in Canada pay between $14,000 and $16,000 in EI premiums. These businesses are close to the threshold, the cap of the program, which, according to economist Jack Mintz, could create a disincentive

Finance committee  According to a recent PBO report, the excess of EI taxes the government is charging over the next, I think, two years, will cost the economy 10,000 jobs. Have you done some analysis on the overall EI premiums and the impact on employment rendered by excess premiums?

Finance committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Askari, previously at finance committee we asked if you were able to find out how many businesses paid between $14,000 and $16,000 in EI premiums in 2013. Has a formal request been made to the PBO by the government for these figures?

Committees of the House  , such as tax credits for businesses... The Liberal proposal was an EI premium exemption. That is a tax credit of sorts. At the end of the day, what is recommendation number 16 hoping to achieve? It is hoping to have more young people in Canada getting jobs. What was the idea behind

Committees of the House   party introduced a wonderful idea that would have dealt with recommendation 16. Members will remember the EI premium exemption that was suggested by the Liberal Party and that was brought to the House for a vote. That EI premium exemption would have provided a tax exemption for every