Discussion · Government Orders
Marilène Gill Bloc Québécois
“I want to know why the government left key supports for women out of the budget and the update. We need changes to employment insurance, seasonal worker benefits, money for seniors, and more health care funding.”
“Mr. Speaker, I have a friendly question I would like to ask about women, and more specifically about EI reform, benefits for workers in seasonal industries and ending discrimination against seniors of all ages. We know that women, especially senior women, are more likely to find themselves in a precarious situation. There is also the whole issue of health transfers. We know that many women work in health care and that the government has decided to continue cutting health transfers. Why were these constructive proposals on areas that fall under the federal government’s jurisdiction not taken into account in the drafting of the budget or even in the recent economic update?”
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Mr. Speaker, I have a friendly question I would like to ask about women, and more specifically about EI reform, benefits for workers in seasonal industries and ending discrimination against seniors of all ages. We know that women, especially senior women, are more likely to find themselves in a precarious situation. There is also the whole issue of health transfers. We know that many women work in health care and that the government has decided to continue cutting health transfers. Why were these constructive proposals on areas that fall under the federal government’s jurisdiction not taken into account in the drafting of the budget or even in the recent economic update?