moved for leave to introduce Bill C-275, an act to amend the Employment Insurance Act, 1999 (rate of benefits).
Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to introduce a bill to amend the manner in which EI benefits are calculated.
If passed, this bill will eliminate from the calculation of benefits the many rules that decrease the amount to which claimants are entitled.
The purpose of the bill is to ensure that benefits truly represent 55% of income earned. In this way, we will be showing a little more compassion for workers who find themselves unemployed.
Since the EI fund surplus is now up to $21 billion, I hope that we will have the support of all parties in the House for this bill.
(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)