Prime Minister Stephen Harper: Employment Insurance

employment insurance: For Canadians who plan their lives around staying employed think about school teachers, bus driver, lab technician, accountants, business managers EI employment insurance is nothing more than a rip-off pure and simple, says Gregory Thomas , director of the national lobby group. Canadian workers deserve to keep their own money, according to The Star. Its reform scheme is just beginning to penetrate the public consciousness. But dont laugh it off. The federations 29-page study, Unmasking Employment Insurance : How EI Increases Unemployment and Steals Billions from Working Canadians, is neither a joke nor an ideological rant. It is a well-researched document. There are no obvious factual errors and Unsatisfied with the success of its campaign to make austerity a permanent feature of government, the Canadian Taxpayers Federation CTF has launched a new crusade. It wants Prime Minister Stephen Harper to scrap employment insurance , now in its 74th year. The organization, which claims to have 84,000 supporters, is circulating a petition urging the Prime Minister to end this massive government tax grab. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.