Prime Minister Stephen Harper

Prime Minister Stephen Harper: Harper, who was in Summerside, P.E.I., for a funding announcement, said it's false to claim that the new rules the Conservative government have introduced are harming people who can only find work for part of the year, according to CTV. "We are simply making sure that when jobs are available that Islanders can fill them and when there is no work for Islanders in their region and they've paid into the fund, they will be eligible to receive." SUMMERSIDE, P.E.I. -- Changes to the federal employment insurance program are fair to Atlantic Canada's seasonal workers, contrary to assertions by the region's premiers, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Tuesday. "Let me be very clear in terms of any misinformation, there is nothing, absolutely nothing in our changes that targets seasonal industries or seasonal workers or requires anybody to leave their region to get a job," he said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.