The NDP convention considered the following
3-01-13 Resolution on Employment Insurance
Submitted by Gaspésie-Iles-de-la-Madeleine, Charlesbourg – Haute-Saint-Charles
WHEREAS seasonal industries are a vibrant and essential part of Canadian identity and economy;
WHEREAS new categories of EI claimants and related definitions of suitable employment will depress overall wages, harm the economy of both rural and urban Canadian communities;
BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Conservative government must hire sufficient staff to properly administer Service Canada programs and dramatically reducing wait times;
Motion was passed unanimously.