Jane Stewart

[Employment Insurance, May 1st, 2001]

Mr. Speaker, we have the Bloc asking for changes to the Employment Insurance Act when it voted against the amendments that were presented in Bill C-2.

If it were up to the opposition, the intensity rule would still be part of the act, medium income Canadians would still be subject to the clawback, and the re-entrance rule would not have been changed. I suggest that party is not standing up at all for workers in the province of Quebec.

[Division No. 64, April 2nd, 2001]

moved that the bill, as amended, be concurred in.

[Budget Implementation Act, 1997, April 2nd, 2001]

moved that Bill C-17, an act to amend the Budget Implementation Act, 1997 and the Financial Administration Act, be read the second time and referred to a committee.

[Financial Consumer Agency Of Canada Act, March 30th, 2001]

moved that Bill C-8, an act to establish the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada and to amend certain acts in relation to financial institutions, be read the third time and passed.

[Human Resources Development, March 23rd, 2001]

Mr. Speaker, the CPP disability program is an extraordinarily important one for Canadians.

Ensuring there is a process where Canadians can come forward and their applications are reviewed fully and fairly is important. I am glad to say that we have added numbers to our boards across the country to ensure an increased expedition of these reviews.

If the hon. member has particular accusations that he would like me to review, I would be glad to do that.

[Employment Insurance, March 23rd, 2001]

Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the standing committee for its work on Bill C-2. I understand it heard from over 60 witnesses so I can see why it would want to provide a compilation of that information to the government. I look forward to receiving it.

I would remind the hon. member that as a part of Bill C-2, we commit as a government to continue to monitor and assess the impact of the employment insurance provisions on Canadians. It is what we have been doing in the past number of years and what we will continue to do. Certainly the work of the committee will inform that ongoing review.

[Employment Insurance, March 23rd, 2001]

On the contrary, Mr. Speaker. What the auditor general said about this particular aspect of the bill was:

So I think the bill buys some time to come up with a better way of calculating the rates paid by the workers and their employers.

[Employment, March 20th, 2001]

Mr. Speaker, I note that members on this side of the House have raised the issue with me. Indeed we are looking at the direct application in communities and we will see.

Fundamentally the intention of the program is to ensure that the largest majority of students possible can participate in this great program.

[Employment, March 20th, 2001]

Mr. Speaker, the hon. member is absolutely correct. The Canada student summer placement program is one of the most important programs in which the Government of Canada participates.

I can tell him the reason we chose to make the changes on which he commented is that we want more students to participate. There is no less money. We just hope more students will be able to participate.

[Agriculture, March 15th, 2001]

Mr. Speaker, I recognize the hon. member for Egmont and his Liberal colleagues in the province of Prince Edward Island for the diligence they have shown on this file.

In fact there are over 500 employees in the sector who have been negatively impacted as a result of the cross-border ban. My department is working with the province and with local stakeholders to determine which action will best assist these employees. I hope to announce the results and a good action plan in the near future.