Human Resources committee  I can speak, again, about some of my clients who have fallen ill during parental leave. One client, Ms. Rougas, was diagnosed with breast cancer in about week 32 of her parental leave. What that means, when you're diagnosed with breast cancer, like her, like another one of my cli

Human Resources committee  My comment is this. I don't want to be too partisan, Mr. Cuzner, but I will say—

Human Resources committee  —I do support Bill C-44 because it's clarifying the existence of this sickness benefit during a parental leave. If you want the absolute, frank, honest truth—as in, what does the law provide for today, with or without Bill C-44?—since March 3, 2002, by removing the anti-stacking

Human Resources committee  If I retire to Wasaga Beach, yes.

Human Resources committee  Do you wish an answer from me as well about some of my clients?

Human Resources committee  I don't have much to say about that, as I have not had a good look at the clauses of the bill that apply to assistance in case of serious illness. Consequently, I am not entirely sure I can answer the question, other than to say that I think it is unfair to ask a parent to return

Human Resources committee  It is very difficult to answer that, as I have not spent much time considering those provisions. I must say that, at the Canada Employment Insurance Commission, people are well-trained when it comes to determining whether or not something is consistent with a legislative provisio

Human Resources committee  Yes, you understood correctly. That's exactly right.

Human Resources committee  That's absolutely true. If the person works 20 or 30 hours a week, for instance, they will need from 20 to 30 weeks to accumulate the required hours. Normally, after a pregnancy, a woman has her baby and takes care of it. The illness may come to light only after the person retur

Human Resources committee  I read it a few months ago, I think, but I have forgotten its exact content. I apologize for that. However, that's an example of leave extension. The original leave, which is known to have been granted correctly, is basically slightly extended. That's one way to comply with the

Human Resources committee  Thank you, and good morning, members of the committee. Greetings from Toronto, and for Ms. Leitch, greetings from Wasaga Beach, where I visited a cottage a few weeks ago. I will be brief. I'm speaking very specifically about clauses 15 and 21, which are the clauses that deal wit