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Thu, 23 May 2013 16:49:57 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/12/ndp-convention-the-first-six-commitments/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/12/ndp-convention-the-first-six-commitments/#comments Fri, 12 Apr 2013 22:07:42 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=371200 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/12/ndp-convention-the-first-six-commitments/feed/ 0 Tax shelters, unions, EI, supply management, pay equity and VIA Rail http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/25/the-commons-senators-need-not-fear-unemployment/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/25/the-commons-senators-need-not-fear-unemployment/#comments Mon, 25 Feb 2013 22:40:06 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=354012 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/25/the-commons-senators-need-not-fear-unemployment/feed/ 0 Diane Finley explains the difference between a quota and a target http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/25/finley-says-conservatives-have-set-dollar-targets-for-ei-fraud-but-not-quotas/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/25/finley-says-conservatives-have-set-dollar-targets-for-ei-fraud-but-not-quotas/#comments Mon, 25 Feb 2013 19:56:47 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=354003 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/25/finley-says-conservatives-have-set-dollar-targets-for-ei-fraud-but-not-quotas/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – The federal government denies it has given civil servants quotas for catching... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/25/about-those-non-existent-quotas-minister/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/25/about-those-non-existent-quotas-minister/#comments Mon, 25 Feb 2013 16:24:33 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=353910 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/25/about-those-non-existent-quotas-minister/feed/ 0 Diane Finley is going to have a difficult afternoon http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/05/the-employment-insurance-whack-a-mole-game/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/05/the-employment-insurance-whack-a-mole-game/#comments Tue, 05 Feb 2013 16:56:08 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=346526 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/05/the-employment-insurance-whack-a-mole-game/feed/ 0 There's no way to get it completely right, writes Stephen Gordon http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/04/the-commons-diane-finleys-words-are-used-to-hurt/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/04/the-commons-diane-finleys-words-are-used-to-hurt/#comments Mon, 04 Feb 2013 22:41:29 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=346471 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/04/the-commons-diane-finleys-words-are-used-to-hurt/feed/ 0 Let us now debate who are the "bad guys" here http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/21/the-case-of-marlene-giersdorf/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/21/the-case-of-marlene-giersdorf/#comments Mon, 21 Jan 2013 18:57:50 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=339951 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/21/the-case-of-marlene-giersdorf/feed/ 0 Diane Finley talks to the Post about the case of Marlene Giersdorf, the Prince... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/15/marlene-giersdorf-the-new-face-of-ei-reform/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/15/marlene-giersdorf-the-new-face-of-ei-reform/#comments Tue, 15 Jan 2013 16:33:04 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=337361 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/15/marlene-giersdorf-the-new-face-of-ei-reform/feed/ 0 A single mother in Montague, Prince Edward Island has apparently been denied EI benefits... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/06/contentious-changes-to-employment-insurance-come-into-effect-sunday/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/06/contentious-changes-to-employment-insurance-come-into-effect-sunday/#comments Sun, 06 Jan 2013 21:31:52 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=334027 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/06/contentious-changes-to-employment-insurance-come-into-effect-sunday/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – Contentious changes to employment insurance are now in effect. Beginning Sunday, people... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/07/idea-alert-73/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/07/idea-alert-73/#comments Wed, 07 Nov 2012 18:38:33 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=312400 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/07/idea-alert-73/feed/ 0 NDP MP Sana Hassainia proposes increasing EI for parents who have twins and triplets.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/26/put-the-cefib-out-of-its-misery/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/26/put-the-cefib-out-of-its-misery/#comments Fri, 26 Oct 2012 14:00:04 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=307646 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/26/put-the-cefib-out-of-its-misery/feed/ 0 Scott Clark and Peter DeVries hope C-45 marks the end of the Canada Employment... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/05/just-a-little-policy-change-to-announce-at-426pm-on-the-friday-before-a-long-weekend/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/05/just-a-little-policy-change-to-announce-at-426pm-on-the-friday-before-a-long-weekend/#comments Fri, 05 Oct 2012 21:00:35 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=300973 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/05/just-a-little-policy-change-to-announce-at-426pm-on-the-friday-before-a-long-weekend/feed/ 0 After opposition MPs repeatedly pressed Diane Finley about a problem with the Harper government’s... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/02/whats-really-going-on-with-ei/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/02/whats-really-going-on-with-ei/#comments Tue, 02 Oct 2012 17:41:32 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=298946 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/02/whats-really-going-on-with-ei/feed/ 0 Paul McLeod explains what the changes to employment insurance really mean. The fact is... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/26/the-ei-algebra/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/26/the-ei-algebra/#comments Wed, 26 Sep 2012 16:39:47 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=297022 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/26/the-ei-algebra/feed/ 0 While the opposition continues to press Diane Finley about a problem with the Harper... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/20/the-commons-of-algebra-the-premiers-and-a-new-mom-named-jennifer/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/20/the-commons-of-algebra-the-premiers-and-a-new-mom-named-jennifer/#comments Thu, 20 Sep 2012 21:53:21 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=295831 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/20/the-commons-of-algebra-the-premiers-and-a-new-mom-named-jennifer/feed/ 0 The PM, it seems, has a conversation with a premier every 9.7 days on average http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/19/the-commons-the-harper-government-fully-embraces-satire/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/19/the-commons-the-harper-government-fully-embraces-satire/#comments Wed, 19 Sep 2012 21:19:23 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=295343 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/19/the-commons-the-harper-government-fully-embraces-satire/feed/ 0 And it happened under the leadership of Peter Van Loan http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/05/stephen-harper-and-quebec/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/05/stephen-harper-and-quebec/#comments Wed, 05 Sep 2012 16:18:17 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=289553 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/05/stephen-harper-and-quebec/feed/ 0 The Globe editorial board says the Parti Quebecois’ victory puts the onus on the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/18/one-last-stand-against-c-38/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/18/one-last-stand-against-c-38/#comments Mon, 18 Jun 2012 17:22:14 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=268561 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/18/one-last-stand-against-c-38/feed/ 0 The House is proceeding with debate at third reading for C-38 today, the New... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/11/splitting-c-38-how-bout-now/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/11/splitting-c-38-how-bout-now/#comments Mon, 11 Jun 2012 14:33:28 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=265850 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/11/splitting-c-38-how-bout-now/feed/ 0 Though the Conservatives rejected similar entreaties by the NDP last month, the Liberals hope... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/01/current-ei-reforms-should-be-just-the-beginning/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/01/current-ei-reforms-should-be-just-the-beginning/#comments Fri, 01 Jun 2012 16:29:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=262408 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/01/current-ei-reforms-should-be-just-the-beginning/feed/ 0 The system Canada has right now is discriminatory, illogical and counterproductive http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/29/the-commons-stephen-harper-and-thomas-mulcair-exchange-diabolical-plans-on-ei/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/29/the-commons-stephen-harper-and-thomas-mulcair-exchange-diabolical-plans-on-ei/#comments Tue, 29 May 2012 22:03:59 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=262116 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/29/the-commons-stephen-harper-and-thomas-mulcair-exchange-diabolical-plans-on-ei/feed/ 0 One could almost smell the sulphur... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/28/the-commons-john-baird-and-thomas-mulcair-haggle-over-segues/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/28/the-commons-john-baird-and-thomas-mulcair-haggle-over-segues/#comments Mon, 28 May 2012 22:32:27 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=261788 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/28/the-commons-john-baird-and-thomas-mulcair-haggle-over-segues/feed/ 0 RhetoricalIy speaking, it was a dazzling duel http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/25/trying-to-make-sense-of-the-ei-changes/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/25/trying-to-make-sense-of-the-ei-changes/#comments Fri, 25 May 2012 13:00:48 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=261235 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/25/trying-to-make-sense-of-the-ei-changes/feed/ 0 Reaction to yesterday’s announcement from Windsor, Cape Breton, Regina and Prince Edward Island. Farmers... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/24/explaining-the-new-ei/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/24/explaining-the-new-ei/#comments Thu, 24 May 2012 19:06:59 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=261095 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/24/explaining-the-new-ei/feed/ 0 The New Democrats and Liberals are displeased. Rona Ambrose attempts an easy-to-understand explanation. New... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/24/the-commons-smiling-diane/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/24/the-commons-smiling-diane/#comments Thu, 24 May 2012 18:52:55 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=260940 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/24/the-commons-smiling-diane/feed/ 0 When you smile, the whole world smiles with you--sometimes http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/24/ottawa-re-defines-suitable-work-in-new-ei-rules-announced-today/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/24/ottawa-re-defines-suitable-work-in-new-ei-rules-announced-today/#comments Thu, 24 May 2012 16:32:38 +0000 Gabriela Perdomo http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=260799 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/24/ottawa-re-defines-suitable-work-in-new-ei-rules-announced-today/feed/ 0 Canada’s federal government announced new rules for those seeking Employment Insurance today. Among other... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/24/the-new-ei/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/24/the-new-ei/#comments Thu, 24 May 2012 15:15:56 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=260895 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/24/the-new-ei/feed/ 0 Diane Finley has just now explained how the government plans to reform employment insurance.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/24/an-explanation-for-ei/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/24/an-explanation-for-ei/#comments Thu, 24 May 2012 12:00:58 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=260776 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/24/an-explanation-for-ei/feed/ 0 Human Resources Minister Diane Finley has scheduled an announcement for 10:30 this morning at... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/23/todays-generalities/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/23/todays-generalities/#comments Wed, 23 May 2012 18:03:47 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=260596 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/23/todays-generalities/feed/ 0 Bernard Valcourt becomes the latest cabinet minister to try to explain what will come... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/22/explaining-ei/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/22/explaining-ei/#comments Tue, 22 May 2012 18:12:04 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=260269 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/22/explaining-ei/feed/ 0 Fisheries Minister Keith Ashfield attempts to explain what the Harper government’s unspecified EI reforms... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/18/budget-bill-the-omnibus-stops-here/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/18/budget-bill-the-omnibus-stops-here/#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 16:57:01 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=258942 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/18/budget-bill-the-omnibus-stops-here/feed/ 0 At more than 400 pages, and containing more than 700 clauses, it's providing plenty of fodder for opposition parties http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/16/the-commons-help-wanted/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/16/the-commons-help-wanted/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 21:50:18 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=259074 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/16/the-commons-help-wanted/feed/ 0 'Mr. Speaker, I actually have some examples here of what constitutes suitable employment', reported Ted Menzies http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/16/we-want-to-make-sure-the-legislation-gets-through-first/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/16/we-want-to-make-sure-the-legislation-gets-through-first/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 12:30:35 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=258826 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/16/we-want-to-make-sure-the-legislation-gets-through-first/feed/ 0 In an interview with the CBC yesterday, Human Resources Minister Diane Finley was pressed... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/15/the-commons-more-than-400-pages-and-still-short-on-details/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/15/the-commons-more-than-400-pages-and-still-short-on-details/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 22:16:22 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=258789 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/15/the-commons-more-than-400-pages-and-still-short-on-details/feed/ 0 Funny how the opposition can't seem to find much in this budget bill http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/15/jim-flahertys-philosophy-of-employment/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/15/jim-flahertys-philosophy-of-employment/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 16:18:20 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=258669 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/15/jim-flahertys-philosophy-of-employment/feed/ 0 While deferring to Human Resources Minister Diane Finley for further details of what the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/03/without-ever-bringing-a-plan-to-parliament/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/03/without-ever-bringing-a-plan-to-parliament/#comments Thu, 03 May 2012 16:08:39 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=256730 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/03/without-ever-bringing-a-plan-to-parliament/feed/ 0 Seven years ago, the Liberal government of the day tabled a budget implementation act... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/03/this-is-supposedly-a-budget-implementation-bill-but-in-fact-it-is-a-mishmash-of-things/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/03/this-is-supposedly-a-budget-implementation-bill-but-in-fact-it-is-a-mishmash-of-things/#comments Thu, 03 May 2012 14:13:05 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=256555 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/03/this-is-supposedly-a-budget-implementation-bill-but-in-fact-it-is-a-mishmash-of-things/feed/ 0 The Harper government is using the budget implementation act to give itself new, unexplained... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/19/ottawa-tells-ei-recipients-to-take-jobs-being-filled-by-foreign-workers-or-lose-benefits/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/19/ottawa-tells-ei-recipients-to-take-jobs-being-filled-by-foreign-workers-or-lose-benefits/#comments Thu, 19 Apr 2012 13:22:55 +0000 Alex Ballingall http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=253330 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/19/ottawa-tells-ei-recipients-to-take-jobs-being-filled-by-foreign-workers-or-lose-benefits/feed/ 0 The Conservative government is looking to address the seeming paradox of high unemployment in... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/08/beattys-list-business-priorities-and-political-realities/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/08/beattys-list-business-priorities-and-political-realities/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:52:57 +0000 John Geddes http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=238662 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/08/beattys-list-business-priorities-and-political-realities/feed/ 0 The anxious tone the Prime Minister recently injected into the debate on Canada’s economic... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/19/ei-will-be-managed-on-a-truly-break-even-basis/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/19/ei-will-be-managed-on-a-truly-break-even-basis/#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 18:17:25 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=234684 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/19/ei-will-be-managed-on-a-truly-break-even-basis/feed/ 0 Greg Weston questions the existence of the Canada Employment Insurance Financing Board. But in... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/10/not-in-service-ii/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/10/not-in-service-ii/#comments Thu, 10 Nov 2011 22:17:01 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=224824 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/10/not-in-service-ii/feed/ 4 In response to this post, the office of Human Resources Minister Diane Finley sends... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/09/the-trouble-with-the-populist-narrative/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/09/the-trouble-with-the-populist-narrative/#comments Wed, 09 Nov 2011 18:28:20 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=224458 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/09/the-trouble-with-the-populist-narrative/feed/ 20 Bob Rae appeals to economics. A premium is a tax, and payroll taxes discourage... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/08/an-answer-of-sorts/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/08/an-answer-of-sorts/#comments Tue, 08 Nov 2011 17:37:33 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=224261 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/08/an-answer-of-sorts/feed/ 10 The Liberals have persisted these last several weeks in asking the government side to... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/08/ottawa-to-scale-back-ei-premium-increase/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/08/ottawa-to-scale-back-ei-premium-increase/#comments Tue, 08 Nov 2011 17:17:27 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=224252 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/08/ottawa-to-scale-back-ei-premium-increase/feed/ 3 Move reflects concern over unemployment levels http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/12/idea-alert-58/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/12/idea-alert-58/#comments Wed, 12 Oct 2011 13:44:49 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=219591 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/12/idea-alert-58/feed/ 11 Scott Clark and Peter DeVries take on EI premiums. Simply put, the EI premium...