Human Resources committee  In cases similar to Émilie's—that is, in cases of serious illness for which chemotherapy gives hope for recovery, but where the protocol calls for 40 weeks of treatment—the attitude toward the disease and the fight is going to be less positive. The financial challenge takes prec

Human Resources committee  Coming here to Ottawa is like a pilgrimage for me. Émilie came here during her chemotherapy treatments. She had the courage to do it because she thought she could be helpful. For my part, I promised her I would do everything I could. I am proving it today. It seems to me that I

Human Resources committee  Thank you for the question. In Émilie's case, her financial situation was devastating. We had to make family decisions to help her. Her group of friends held a number of fundraising activities. I am talking about “cents” and not “dollars“. There was enough, but her friends wonde

Human Resources committee  Yes, it is time.

Human Resources committee  Your question is quite specific and I might not be the best person to answer it. You are talking about groups of individuals who are sicker than others and I am finding it hard to continue on this topic. I remember seeing statistics about this, but I would be afraid of misquoting

Human Resources committee  Of course, I agree with what you are saying. I agree with your impressive desire to move forward and convince MPs. An MP is someone who represents the members of their riding. There are sick people in their riding. A small percentage of those sick people will need 52 weeks of be

Human Resources committee  Thank you for your questions and comments. Thank you also for invoking the sweet memory of my daughter. From what people have told me about their experience, they are able to heal better when they know that there is hope, that they have a safety net and, above all, that they wil

Human Resources committee  In actual fact, people do not start feeling stressed at the 15th week, or even approaching the 15th week; it is long before that. It starts from the time the person meets their doctor and learns that the required treatment could last 40 weeks. The patient may hope that it does n

Human Resources committee  As I said earlier, there are a lot of unknown factors when someone who is sick. There is no end date. In some cases, the person's health improves, but in others it does not. Let us focus on the better scenario, when a person's health improves. You must also remember that 50 or 5

Human Resources committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Greetings, ladies and gentlemen of the committee. Thank you for welcoming me here. I also thank Ms. Chabot, who gave me the opportunity to address you. I am very grateful to her for it. There’s a great deal of emotion behind the testimony I will attempt

Human Resources committee  In a sense, Émilie was one of those workers just starting out in their careers. She was a simple administrator who did accounting work. She had no social safety net. She believed that, if she lost her job, the employment insurance program would give her up to 40 or 42 weeks to fi

Human Resources committee  Clearly, 50 weeks is almost 52 weeks. It would cover the year. Was 52 weeks proposed to include the waiting period? I don't know, because I don't know enough about the situation, but what I do know is that the first number is five. Let's go with that number, whether it's 50 or 52

Human Resources committee  I don't see any progress. Nothing has happened since then, except promises and boilerplate answers. Recently, in Quebec, a lady from the Îles‑de‑la‑Madeleine mentioned that she had cancer and that, given the hospital delays, the 15‑week benefit period would quickly run out. Min

Human Resources committee  Good afternoon, everyone. I hope you can hear me well. I was soundchecked, and I'm told that it's not perfect. I hope I can get the information across. Since [Technical difficulty—Editor] are paying attention, I feel like you can hear me. Can I just have a confirmation that p

Human Resources committee  Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for having me here today and for allowing me to testify before you. My name is Louis Sansfaçon. It is a privilege for me to have been invited to share my remarks with you. Clearly, nothing destined me for such an event. However, life's circumstan