moved for leave to introduce Bill C-216, an Act to amend the Unemployment Insurance Act (jury service).
Mr. Speaker, the purpose of this bill is to amend the Unemployment Insurance Act so that persons serving on juries will not be deemed ineligible for benefits simply because they are involved in this activity.
The object of this bill is to prevent people who are eligible for UI and who are selected for jury duty from being ruled ineligible for their unemployment insurance.
In a number of cases in the last couple of years nationally, the judges have dismissed jurors who were receiving UI on the grounds that they may be disqualified for UI. This is to point out that problem and rectify it.
I had a fair amount of support last time in the House, and I am again looking forward to that support.
(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed.)