EI: It should be there when you need it! (An Analysis of Employment Insurance in Alberta)

As the current recession continues, Canadians across the country are discovering that their insurance system – Canada’s Employment Insurance (EI) system – isn’t delivering on its promise. Significant changes must be made to EI to make it into the insurance plan it should be – one that protects those workers who pay into it from suffering the temporary deprivations that come with layoffs.