Agenda Index City of Vancouver

MOTION

MOVER: Cllr. Louis
SECONDER: Cllr. Bass
WHEREAS, the 2000 Federal Budget did little to right the draconian measures in the new Employment Insurance (EI) Act;

AND WHEREAS, the current Act has lead to:

AND WHEREAS, these changes have resulted in an accumulation of a $27 billion surplus over the past four years;

AND WHEREAS, the said surplus is now being used to finance other government initiatives;

AND WHEREAS, according to Stats-Canada the estimated loss in benefits since 1989 for Vancouver amounts to $112.6 million;

AND WHEREAS, Employment Insurance is financed by employee/employer premiums for the explicit purpose of providing wage replacement "insurance" for unemployed Canadians;

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT Vancouver City Council demands that the Federal Government:

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