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Egmont MP and Don Cudmore

Don Cudmore: This week Egmont MP and federal Fisheries Minister Gail Shea said P.E.I. will be split into two zones for the purposes of calculating EI. , according to CBC. Don Cudmore, executive director of said he's worried about workers in the capital region. The Tourism Industry Association of P.E.I. says it has concerns about how changes to the way employment insurance is managed in the province will affect seasonal workers. As a result, it's expected rural residents will have to work fewer hours to qualify for EI and could receive increased benefits, while the opposite will be true for residents in the Charlottetown area. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.