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Thursday, June 19, 2008 (No. 116) |
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Report Stage of Bills |
| Bill C-265 |
| An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act (qualification for and entitlement to benefits) |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(5), the Speaker selected and grouped for debate the following motions:
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| Group No. 1 -- Motions Nos. 1 to 3. |
| Statement and selection by Speaker — see Debates of June 9, 2008. |
Resuming Debate |
| Group No. 1 |
| Motion No. 2 -- Question put separately. |
| Motion No. 1 -- Question put only if Motion No. 2 is negatived. |
| Motion No. 3 -- Question put separately. |
| Motion No. 1 — June 9, 2008 — Mr. Godin (Acadie—Bathurst), seconded by Mr. Martin (Winnipeg Centre), — That Bill C-265 be amended by deleting Clause 1. |
| Motion No. 2 — June 9, 2008 — Mr. Lessard (Chambly—Borduas), seconded by Mr. Roy (Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia), — That Bill C-265 be amended by restoring Clause 3 as follows: |
| “3. Subsections 7(1) to (5) of the Act are replaced by the following: |
| 7. (1) An insured person qualifies if the person |
| (a) has had an interruption of earnings from employment; and |
| (b) has had during their qualifying period at least 360 hours of insurable employment.” |
| Motion No. 3 — June 9, 2008 — Mr. Lessard (Chambly—Borduas), seconded by Mr. Roy (Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia), — That Bill C-265 be amended by restoring Clause 4 as follows: |
| “4. Subsections 7.1(1) and (2) of the Act are replaced by the following: |
| 7.1 (1) The number of hours that an insured person requires under section 7 to qualify for benefits is increased to |
| (a) 525 hours if the insured person accumulates one or more minor violations, |
| (b) 700 hours if the insured person accumulates one or more serious violations, |
| (c) 875 hours if the insured person accumulates one or more very serious violations, and |
| (d) 1050 hours if the insured person accumulates one or more subsequent violations |
| in the 260 weeks before making their initial claim for benefit.” |