Permettez au Qu\u00e9bec de r\u00e9cup\u00e9rer sa juste part des prestations de maternit\u00e9 et des prestations parentales pour l\u2019an 2006.<\/p>\n
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OTTAWA – The National Association of Women and the Law, the National Organization of Immigrant and Visible Minority Women of Canada and the Feminist Alliance for International Action are calling on Madame Lucienne Robillard, Minister of Human Resources for the government of Canada, to give Qu\u00e9bec its full share of the maternity and parental benefit payouts for 2006.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe federal government has been stalling and refusing to negotiate with Qu\u00e9bec on this issue since 1997. There is a huge surplus in the Employment Insurance fund, and no shortage of money. It is high time that this issue be settled once and for all. Qu\u00e9bec women should not have to wait any longer to receive their improved parental benefits, and the federal government should not be standing in the way of a plan that brings women closer to full equality\u201d says Andr\u00e9e C\u00f4t\u00e9, Director of Legislation and Law Reform for the National Association of Women and the Law .<\/p>\n
In 2001, the Qu\u00e9bec National Assembly adopted a generous parental benefits law that significantly improves on the coverage as well as the level of benefits that the federal government currently provides under the Employment Insurance Act. However, this legislation has not been implemented, because of the federal government reluctance in agreeing on the amount of money that the Qu\u00e9bec government will be able to keep in order to fund this program.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"