Members of the Conservative Party of Canada cannot support.......er...equality

Whereas women account for the majority in jobs that: are seasonal; are part-time; are paid minimum wage; offer little security;

Whereas women are usually the ones who have to take leave or quit their job to care for a sick child or parent;

Whereas the changes that successive federal governments have made to the Employment Insurance Program since the mid-1990s have reduced coverage for women from 74% to 33%;

That the Standing Committee on the Status of Women recommend that the government make the necessary changes to the Employment Insurance Program to eliminate its discrimination against women.

Members of the Conservative Party of Canada cannot support this motion.