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people who take advantage of UI.

Taking advantage means working on
the job for just 14 weeks and — .

ff Pp ray | pt then applying for UI .. The CASSIAR COURIER
government finds that the
Majority of the people who quit

their jobs to draw UI could have i : é
(2) i Ce Ww. caorked toncer” Published Monthly in Cassiar, B.C.

The Canadian government
realizes that in some places - Courier Staff -
Guest Editorial employment is low and people can “Don Campbell, Betty Studd, Shaaron Schielke

by Roland Rudkowsky be eligible with no excuse. The :

government is out to _ stop the
Unemployment in Cassiar is people who take advantage of the

not a big issue, as ‘there are program and do not want to work.
plenty of jobs everywhere. A big Cassiar may be subject to
issue in Cassiar is lay off time. this new law; for the people of
What will happen to those who cassiar it may be harder to draw

will get laid off? Either they uvUI if the bill goes through.

can bump into another job, become The new plan raises a lot of
unemployed or look for a questions. I think the new UI
different job somewhere else. A plan is good in a way and bad in
lot of people will turn to a way. It is good because it
Unemployment Insurance. Well, encourages people to find jobs or
¢ all that will soon change. The work longer, also because it
Canadian Government is planning stops the people who take
to change Unemployment Insurance advantage of it. It will limit
regulations. the number of people who apply
The new proposals’ for the for it because they must have a
eligibility for UI are as valid reason for applying for it

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follows: such as being laid off, or being Noon - 7 p.m.
a) you now must work a fired. Quitting is not a valid

mandatory 20 weeks, instead of 14 _ reason. Come In and

weeks; I also think it is bad ina

b) you must have a good way because for areas of low
reason to draw UI, such as being’ unemployment the people will have
i fired or laid off. Quitting your a harder time obtaining UI, and

job will no longer count; Cassiar is an Place of low

c) it will be harder for unemployment. The reason anyone

people to get UI if unemployment ever moves here is for a job.

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What will be in store for harder time for those people who
the people of Cassiar as soon aS’ want to draw UL. |

the new bill is approved? The There are good points and
reason the Canadian government is bad points about the new UI plan,
making this new plan is for those in my opine ep it is a “goed plan.

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