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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

Meeting No. 61

Thursday, March 1, 2007

The Standing Committee on Human Resources, Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities met at 3:36 p.m. this day, in Room 209, West Block, the Chair, Dean Allison, presiding.

Members of the Committee present: Dean Allison, Patrick Brown, Hon. Michael D. Chong, Mike Lake, Yves Lessard, Michael Savage and Lynne Yelich.

Acting Members present: Robert Bouchard for France Bonsant, Hon. Shawn Murphy for Gary Merasty, Glen Douglas Pearson for Mario Silva and Lloyd St. Amand for Ruby Dhalla.

In attendance: Library of Parliament: Kevin Kerr, Analyst . House of Commons: Christine Lafrance, Committee Clerk.

Witnesses: Department of Human Resources and Social Development: Bill James, Director General, Employment Insurance Policy, Employment Programs Policy and Design Branch; Luc Leduc, Senior Counsel, Legal Services.

Pursuant to the Order of Reference of Wednesday, November 8, 2006, the Committee resumed consideration of Bill C-269, An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act (improvement of the employment insurance system).

The Committee commenced its clause-by-clause study of the Bill.

The Chair called Clause 1.

By unanimous consent, Clauses 1 to 4 inclusive carried.

On Clause 5,

Michael Savage moved, — That Bill C-269, in Clause 5, be amended by replacing lines 7 to 13 on page 3 with the following:

“5.(1) The table to subsection 7(2) of the Act is replaced by the following:

TABLE

Regional Rate of Unemployment

Required Number of Hours of Insurable Employment in Qualifying Period

6% and under

630

more than 6% but not more than 7%

595

more than 7% but not more than 8%

560

more than 8% but not more than 9%

525

more than 9% but not more than 10%

490

more than 10% but not more than 11%

455

more than 11% but not more than 12%

420

more than 12% but not more than 13%

385

more than 13%

350

(2) Paragraph 7(3)(b) of the Act is replaced by the following:

(b) has had 840 or more hours of insurable employment in their qualifying period.”

After debate, the question was put on the amendment of Michael Savage and it was agreed to.

Clause 5, as amended, carried.

By unanimous consent, Clauses 6 to 19 inclusive carried.

On Schedule 1,

On motion of Michael Savage, it was agreed, — That Bill C-269 be amended by replacing the schedule on page 8 with the following:

“SCHEDULE
(Section 19)

SCHEDULE I
(Subsection 12(2))

TABLE OF WEEKS OF BENEFIT

Regional Rate of Unemployment

Number of hours of insurable employment in qualifying period

6% and under

More
than 6% but not more than 7%

More
than 7% but not more than 8%

More
than 8% but not more than 9%

More
than 9% but not more than 10%

More
than 10% but not more than 11%

More
than 11% but not more than 12%

More
than 12%
but not more than 13%

More
than 13% but not more than 14%

More
than 14% but not more than 15%

More
than 15% but not more than 16%

More
than
16%

350 — 384

30

32

34

36

385 — 419

28

30

32

34

36

420 — 454

27

29

31

33

35

37

455 — 489

25

27

29

31

33

35

37

490 — 524

24

26

28

30

32

34

36

38

525 — 559

22

24

26

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30

32

34

36

38

560 — 594

21

23

25

27

29

31

33

35

37

39

595 — 629

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23

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31

33

35

37

39

630 — 664

18

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40

665 — 699

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40

700 — 734

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39

41

735 — 769

19

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41

770 — 804

20

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42

805 — 839

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42

840 — 874

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43

875 — 909

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31

33

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41

43

910 — 944

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40

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945 — 979

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40

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980 — 1014

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45

1015 — 1049

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46

1050 — 1084

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47

1085 — 1119

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48

1120 — 1154

26

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49

1155 — 1189

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50

1190 — 1224

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50

1225 — 1259

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50

1260 — 1294

30

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48

50

50

1295 — 1329

31

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45

47

49

50

50

1330 — 1364

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48

50

50

50

1365 — 1399

33

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50

50

50

1400 — 1434

34

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48

50

50

50

50

1435 — 1469

35

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50

50

50

50

1470 — 1504

36

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40

42

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46

48

50

50

50

50

50

1505 — 1539

37

39

41

43

45

47

49

50

50

50

50

50

1540 — 1574

38

40

42

44

46

48

50

50

50

50

50

50

1575 — 1609

39

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43

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47

49

50

50

50

50

50

50

1610 — 1644

40

42

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48

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

1645 — 1679

41

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50

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50

50

1680 — 1714

42

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48

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

1715 — 1749

43

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50

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50

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50

1750 — 1784

44

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48

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50

1785 — 1819

45

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50

50

50

50

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50

50

1820 —

46

48

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50”

The Title carried.

The Bill, as amended, carried.

ORDERED, — That the Chair report the Bill, as amended, to the House.

ORDERED, — That Bill C-269, as amended, be reprinted for the use of the House at report stage.

At 3:50 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 3:51 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Pursuant to the Order of Reference of Tuesday, December 5, 2006, the Committee resumed consideration of Bill C-278, An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act (benefits for illness, injury or quarantine).

The Committee commenced its clause-by-clause study of the Bill.

The Chair called Clause 1.

Debate arose thereon.

Clause 1 carried on the following recorded division: YEAS: Robert Bouchard, Yves Lessard, Shawn Murphy, Glen Douglas Pearson, Michael Savage, Lloyd St. Amand — 6; NAYS: Michael D. Chong, Mike Lake, Lynne Yelich — 3.

The Title carried.

The Bill carried on the following recorded division: YEAS: Robert Bouchard, Yvon Godin, Yves Lessard, Shawn Murphy, Glen Douglas Pearson, Michael Savage, Lloyd St. Amand — 7; NAYS: Michael D. Chong, Mike Lake, Lynne Yelich — 3.

ORDERED, — That the Chair report the Bill to the House.

At 4:38 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Graeme Truelove
Committee Clerk

2007/03/02 2:21 p.m.