Human Resources committee  The purpose of the amendment was to ensure that those who have to defer their parental leave or who are directed to return to duty can have their eligibility window for parental benefits extended. Military personnel do not have a choice; they have to obey. The purpose of the bill

Finance committee  A committee is responsible for choosing a number of potential individuals, a list of which is submitted to the minister. The committee consists of three members: the workers' member, the employers' member and another member. The committee will determine a number of names and subm

Finance committee  She chooses from the list.

Finance committee  In fact, it's a Crown corporation that was established and that is called the Canada Employment Insurance Financing Board. There's a board consisting of directors appointed by the minister from a list submitted to her by a selection committee.

Finance committee  No, this Crown corporation was created in 2008 under the 2008 budget implementation bill.

Finance committee  This corporation was created in 2008 under the 2008 budget implementation bill.

Finance committee  That corporation serves to determine the future premium rate, to ensure that the employment insurance account remains balanced over time, and to transfer surpluses, if every any surpluses are generated, to its bank account so that they can then be invested and generate income.

Finance committee  It should be noted that the budget officer’s office conducted its analysis before the new provisions in Bill C-9, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 4, 2010 and other measures, was introduced and that changes were made to the mechan

Finance committee  From now on, deficits will simply be taken into account in the—

Human Resources committee  The idea in making that amendment is to ensure that the Minister of National Revenue will be able to use the existing interest rate as determined by the current regulations. (Amendment agreed to)

Human Resources committee  But it will be all the year there.

Human Resources committee  I just want to clarify something. People earning $6,000 will not be able to qualify right after earning $6,000. They will have to look at all the year completely, the year before.

Human Resources committee  This is all done over the year. The system now is quite different: when you work 600 hours, you can qualify just after your 600. Here, you always use a full-year qualification period.

Human Resources committee  It is about a third.

Human Resources committee  I think that it is possible. We will do our best.