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Originally Posted by OMG!WTF!
The government determines how much and for how long people get ei all the time.
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Apples meet oranges
EI to my knowledge has never been ruled as a right by the Supreme Court. No idea if it’s ever been a treaty issue before though.
Why hasn’t it been done then? This issue has been ongoing for decades.
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The wording around modest livelihood is enough to pay housing, food and living costs but not enough to contribute to a savings account. Figure out costs of living and voila. If it's off by a few bucks either way, make a case and see what the judge says.
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Originally Posted by Mickey76
I hate when “it’s complicated” is used as an excuse for the government not doing their job. You decide what moderate living is, put a number on it and that is the law. Is it hard? Maybe, but we elect prime ministers to do hard things. If it is was easy a drama teacher could do it.
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It seems you’re both firmly in the camp of punish people who are doing nothing wrong for no other reason than to appease a small minority of the population who are taking issue with them
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Think about the detail that went into the GST. I mean someone decided that 5 donuts should have GST and 6 shouldn’t. If that guy is still around hire him.
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There’s them apples and oranges again...