Evidence of meeting #4 for Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities in the 43rd Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was study.
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal Sean Casey
Under “the seasonal agricultural worker program”, and “as well as to ask questions of officials with knowledge of payments made of payroll taxes under the seasonal agricultural worker program.”
Conservative
Dan Albas Conservative Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola, BC
That would be fantastic, Mr. Chair.
I appreciate members' support.
Bloc
Louise Chabot Bloc Thérèse-De Blainville, QC
I am not opposed to what my colleague wants. However, it should not be done by means of an amendment to my motion because the two things are completely different.
That amendment has no place in a motion that deals with the employment insurance program for workers in specific areas doing seasonal work. They have a gap, the "black hole" as it is called, in their employment insurance benefits. The department has established a pilot project in those regions, based on the current unemployment rate, which is designed to give those workers additional weeks of employment insurance benefits. That pilot project is coming to an end in May and it has to be improved for those groups going forward.
However, my colleague's amendment has nothing to do with that project and I really do not know how to include it in the motion I made. Could the member not make a separate motion about his concern instead of trying to include it with mine? We are not talking about the same thing. His amendment is valid in itself, but it not relevant to my motion.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Sean Casey
Okay, the vote is on the amendment that was just read.
(Amendment agreed to [See Minutes of Proceedings])
(Motion as amended agreed to [See Minutes of Proceedings])
Thank you.
In terms of future business, on March 24, which will be our first meeting after the constituency week, we will have the Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion, the Honourable Carla Qualtrough; and the Minister of Labour, the Honourable Filomena Tassi.
On Thursday, March 26, we will have the Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, the Honourable Ahmed Hussen; and the Minister of Seniors, the Honourable Deb Schulte.
Those will be the next two orders of business.
On your witness lists, please rank your witnesses when you submit your lists for March 20. We will commence that study with witnesses from the CHMC and departmental officials, as indicated earlier, and, of course, the blessing on March 31.
Is there any other business to come before the meeting? Am I forgetting anything?
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Sean Casey
Yes. We will start to hear witnesses for this study on March 31.
Is there any other business?
If the committee is in agreement that we adjourn, we are adjourned.