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EI Reform Protest Draws Big Crowd

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 04.27.2013 | Canada Business
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MONTREAL - Labour unions, community groups and students are among those taking part in a march against the federal government's EI reforms today in Mo...

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Many Canadians Not Eligible For EI After Parental Leave

CBC | Posted 06.09.2013 | Canada Living
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Many Canadians may be surprised to learn that after going on parental leave they might fail to qualify for employment insurance — a policy some are ...

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EI Reform: An Attack On Fraud Or The Unemployed?

CBC | Posted 04.30.2013 | Canada Business
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One of the most difficult things in government is selling a negative. Ask any cabinet minister or MP who's tried to convince voters of the benefits of...

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House-Call Officers Trained To Face Aggression

CBC | Posted 04.30.2013 | Canada Politics
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Civil servants making door-to-door visits to Employment Insurance recipients are trained to deal with confrontation and shouldn't be concerned about t...

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WATCH: Harper Points The Finger At Unions

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 04.30.2013 | Canada Politics
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RIVIERE-DU-LOUP, Que. - Prime Minister Stephen Harper says unions are behind a misinformation campaign about changes to the employment insurance progr...

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Mulcair Slams 'Harper And His Thugs'

CP | Bruce Cheadle, The Canadian Press | Posted 04.29.2013 | Canada Politics
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OTTAWA - The federal government has been setting annual targets — with dollar totals — for investigators looking into improper Employment Insuranc...

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Threat At MP's Office

CBC | Posted 04.29.2013 | Canada Politics
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Malpeque MP Wayne Easter is renewing his call for Service Canada to stop visiting the homes of people on employment insurance following a threatening ...

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Knock Knock, EI Users

CP | Fannie Olivier, The Canadian Press | Posted 04.22.2013 | Canada Politics
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OTTAWA - The federal government has begun visiting Employment Insurance recipients at home as part of an "examination" being conducted while the progr...

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Happy New Year (But Not For Your Wallet)

CBC | Posted 03.03.2013 | Canada Politics
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Working Canadians can expect a hit to the wallet as they welcome in 2013, mostly in the form of higher payroll deductions. Besides the bil...

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On Second Thought..

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 12.06.2012 | Canada Politics
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OTTAWA - The Harper government has quietly relented in the face of bruising criticism that changes it recently made to Employment Insurance were punis...

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Wake Up, Harper

CBC | Posted 11.24.2012 | Canada Politics
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Liberal P.E.I. MP Wayne Easter is hoping the federal government will reconsider its changes to Employment Insurance after a report he commissioned sho...

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Finley: I'm Not Handing Over EI To The Parti Quebecois

CP | Heather Scoffield, The Canadian Press | Posted 11.05.2012 | Canada Business
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OTTAWA - The federal minister who will likely be the first to face any separatist pressure from Quebec's new government is already brushing aside noti...

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Some Good News For The Job Market

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 10.23.2012 | Canada Business
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OTTAWA - The number of people receiving regular employment insurance benefits fell in June.Statistics Canada reports 507,600 people were receiving EI ...

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Fewer People on EI in April

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 08.21.2012 | Canada Business
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OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the number of people receiving regular EI benefits dropped for the third consecutive month in April, down 28,600 to 51...

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Ottawa To Introduce Back-To-Work Legislation After CP Talks Stall

CP | Julian Beltrame, The Canadian Press | Posted 07.27.2012 | Canada Politics
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OTTAWA - The Harper government is expected to introduce back-to-work legislation on Monday after negotiations between Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd an...

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Feds Axe EI Review Boards, Replace Hundreds Of Members

CBC | Posted 07.25.2012 | Canada Politics
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The federal government is scrapping two review boards used by people appealing decisions made about their employment insurance, replacing...

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What's Really In The 450-Page Federal Budget Bill

CBC | Posted 07.23.2012 | Canada Politics
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The Conservatives' spring budget made headlines two months ago with plans to save billions by cutting public sector jobs, speed up major i...

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EI Changes Won't 'Force People To Go To Alberta'

CBC | Posted 07.22.2012 | Canada Politics
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Federal Fisheries Minister Keith Ashfield says the Harper government's planned reforms to the Employment Insurance program are not intend...

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EI Rules To Change: No Such Thing As Bad Job, Says Flaherty

CP | Julian Beltrame, The Canadian Press | Posted 07.14.2012 | Canada Politics
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OTTAWA - The Harper Conservatives are signalling they are preparing to get tough with unemployed Canadians who refuse jobs they consider below them or...

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Why Take-Home Pay Will Shrink In 2012

CP | Julian Beltrame, The Canadian Press | Posted 02.27.2012 | Canada Business
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OTTAWA - Even without major tax hikes, Canadians' take-home pay will get a little lighter starting Jan. 1.The Canadian Taxpayers Federation says premi...

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Number Of EI Recipients Drops In October

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 02.15.2012 | Canada Business
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OTTAWA - The number of people receiving regular Employment Insurance benefits declined one per cent, or 5,400, to 541,200 in October.Statistics Canada...

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Another Way To Support The Unemployed?

CP | Joan Bryden, The Canadian Press | Posted 01.08.2012 | Canada Politics
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OTTAWA - Bob Rae is questioning whether payroll taxes are the best way to financially support out-of-work Canadians.The interim Liberal leader said We...

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EI Rates Steady After 8-Month Decline

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 10.18.2011 | Canada Business
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OTTAWA - The number of people receiving regular Employment Insurance benefits held steady in June following eight months of decline.Statistics Canada ...

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