So you want trudOWE to break something Harper managed to fix. How typically Liberal.
The problem being is that a lot of the areas that are deemed eligible for extended benefits employ a lot of out of towners that have now gone home so their residency determines the length of payments, not where they worked.
I am not a liberal.
And what did Harper fix........?
After touring Fort McMurray on Friday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that his government is expanding extended Employment Insurance benefits to those in Edmonton, southern Saskatchewan and the southern interior of B.C.
Trudeau had faced a backlash in March after some regions hit hard by falling oil prices had not been included in the one-time measure, which will provide EI claimants living specific regions with between five and 20 extra weeks of benefits, starting in July and retroactive to last January.
Among those angered by the decision were laid-off oilsands workers whose permanent addresses are in Edmonton, even though they had commuted to work in the Fort McMurray area.
Trudeau said the decision was made based on “new data,” and not as a result of the wildfire. “Obviously the fire is something that is tragic and if indeed offering more support to Edmonton and the areas around it will help people who have left Fort McMurray, then that’s a good thing,” he said.
“But we are a government focused on evidence-based policy,” he added. “The fact is, the job numbers demonstrated (three additional regions) now qualify for that.”
Trudeau in Alberta: Extra EI extended to Edmonton, parts of B.C., Sask | CTV News
