Mr. Andrew Brown at the Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities Committee

On October 16th, 2018. See this statement in context.

October 16th, 2018 / 9:30 a.m.

Director General, Employment Insurance Policy Directorate, Skills and Employment Branch, Department of Employment and Social Development

Andrew Brown

Thanks for those questions. I think there are a lot of elements to that situation. I certainly can understand where that's coming in and the focus on compassion.

I guess one thing I would mention right from the start is that for anything that's administered through the EI program, we will have an issue in terms of whether the person is or is not able to qualify for EI benefits at all.

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