moved for leave to introduce Bill C-300, an act to amend the Employment Insurance Act (refund).
Mr. Speaker, following on the initiative of a generous man, and I am obviously referring to the member for Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata—Les Basques, I am pleased to introduce a bill to amend the refund level. The purpose of my bill is to allow those with insurable earnings under $5,000 to obtain a refund of their EI premiums.
The purpose of this bill is to extend this refund to all persons whose insurable earnings are less than $5,000 so that this measure applies to the majority of those who pay premiums without qualifying for benefits.
This is a generous bill. It is a bill with a social conscience. I think that is what sets us apart from the members opposite.
(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)