The Liberal government left employment insurance reform out of the federal budget this week over concern that reforming the program amid a slowing economy could drive up premiums for workers and employers.
That's according to a spokesperson for Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough, who said the federal government "remains committed to modernizing the EI system."
There was scant hope that, several months into 2023, the federal budget would finally hint at the government's plans. Sure enough, its narrow focus on the clean economy and health care left other agenda items off the table. "We are fully disappointed, because the government is betraying its commitment and choosing once again the status quo," Pierre Céré, a spokesperson for the group, said in a statement.
At the very minimum, the federal government could have included interim measures to address major gaps and expand access, he said. "It really is absolutely bizarre that the government would not have seen fit to at least ... plug some holes here and there."
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