Mike Lake at the Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities Committee

On May 30th, 2006. See this statement in context.

May 30th, 2006 / 10:15 a.m.

Conservative

Mike Lake Conservative Edmonton—Mill Woods—Beaumont, AB

I had a constituent in my office--a worker who was upset about the whole concept of EI--and I just want to clarify the relevance of his concern.

Let's use your number of $39,000. His concern is that he works very hard, let's say for 50 weeks during the year, to make $39,000. He used a little bigger number, but I want to use the maximum. His concern was that someone in a seasonal work situation can work, say six months, make $39,000, and then on top of that collect employment insurance for the other six months. Is that a real situation?

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