Mark Eyking at the Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities Committee

On February 28th, 2007. See this statement in context.

February 28th, 2007 / 5:05 p.m.

Liberal

Mark Eyking Liberal Sydney—Victoria, NS

I'm sure there were all kinds of bills put forward on EI, but not particularly this one.

I think, and I said it in my opening remarks, this is definitely a bill for our time. Twenty or thirty years ago, people were having strokes and getting cancer and were not able to come back or were not able to work. Now there seem to be more people having strokes and cancer, but they're getting cured. So I think this is a bill for its time. Maybe it would not have been as applicable years ago because people were not as liable to come back into the workforce.

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