Hedy Fry, Question Period May 7, Employment Insurance

"Mr. Speaker, while the Conservatives peddle their myth of a fair EI system in B.C., where there is one of the highest qualification requirements, unemployment has increased at a rate faster than the rest of the country. This week, eBay announced the layoff of 700 workers in metro Vancouver, moving operations to Salt Lake City. Will the government introduce a uniform, 360-hour eligibility requirement and provide equal help to struggling B.C. workers?"

*** "Mr. Speaker, the minister continues to miss the point. B.C. used to be a low unemployment region in 2003, when the CEO of eBay said, we couldn't be happier going to Burnaby due to its highly skilled workers. Today, in 2009, B.C. is one of the provinces hardest hit by unemployment. When will the minister get her head out of the past and respond to today's recession?"

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• Canada
• Politics
• Question Period
• Hedy Fry
• Vancouver Centre
• Employment Insurance
• EI
• May 7
• Liberal