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Rachel Samson
@rsamson.bsky.social
VP Research at the Institute for Research on Public Policy (IRPP)
But there is room for compromise.
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February 7, 2025 at 6:28 PM
The @irpp.org hosted a series of workshops, and published several reports, looking at EI reform between 2021 and 2023.

It isn't easy to increase the number of people that are eligible for EI and the income received on EI, while trying to keep premiums low for workers and businesses.
February 7, 2025 at 6:28 PM

But 10% of the population does live in susceptible communities, which tend to have smaller populations, more rural or remote locations, and less economic diversity.
January 14, 2025 at 8:46 PM
The good news is that 90% of Canadians live in communities that are not particularly susceptible to workforce disruption (job change, new skills requirements, change in income, major inflows or outflows of workers, worker shortages or unemployment).
January 14, 2025 at 8:46 PM