Jonathan Tremblay at the Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities Committee

On November 28th, 2013. See this statement in context.

November 28th, 2013 / 4:05 p.m.

NDP

Jonathan Tremblay NDP Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord, QC

Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you for coming to answer our questions, Mr. Kenney.

I would like to go back to a visit by a witness to the Standing Committee on Finance. On November 18 of this year, François Masse, Chief of Labour, Market, Employment and Learning at the Department of Finance, stated that decisions on employment insurance were made independently of the $57 billion that had been in the fund.

You are the minister responsible for the Employment Insurance Financing Board. Do you think it is appropriate for premium rates to be established with no consideration of the total amount of the fund?

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