Ignatieff still doesn’t quite get it.
For a change, the Bank of Canada and the country’s conservative government finally agree on something related to the economy. This time, it’s the fact that the economy, at least on the north side of the border, is coming out of the recession. Both sides are saying it won’t happen quickly, and statistics such as unemployment, which is still well above 8% in Canada, will be the last indicator that the recession’s coming to an end.
That’s not good enough for liberal leader Michael Ignatieff, though, who still believes the appropriate solution to the current problem is to lower the minimum hours worked to be eligible for employment insurance to a rather impressive 360 hours, or 45 days. As it stands now, the nimimum hours required depends on your region and the employment rate in that region. Just one problem though, Mike. That doesn’t help Canadians already on unemployment who won’t be for much longer. The liberals invented the current system, and it’s rather horibly broken. The liberals are trying to make it slightly more horibly broken. And all so they can say they’ve helped the economy. Not doing a whole lot to help your position, sir. But I suspect you know this already.
