Leah Gazan at the Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities Committee

On April 15th, 2021. See this statement in context.

April 15th, 2021 / 4:30 p.m.

NDP

Leah Gazan NDP Winnipeg Centre, MB

Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you again, Minister.

I have a question regarding EI accounts. The EI account is not [Technical difficulty—Editor] from being diverted into the general revenue for other uses.

The NDP supplementary report on the EI review noted that $57 million was diverted from the EI account. This can be seen as—and I believe is—extremely unfair to workers and employers who make contributions.

Can you give us an update about how much of the EI account has been diverted in the last fiscal year?

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