It's created to try and prevent fraud, but if there's no enforcement mechanism it's not that effective. Also, why would you want to relax restrictions on defrauding the government?
That's not what we were talking about. And I don't consider most of it as defrauding the government.
They have random information sessions for EI claimants where invitees who attend need to bring a list of employers they've contacted. If they don't show up with a list they are simply reminded during the sessions of their rights and responsibilities.
Now we're back to what we were talking about. I'm not all that concerned mainly because the system now needs to be able to support people who are unemployed. So for instance a person who had a job that has been eliminated due to automation, say a school teacher for the sake of argument, shouldn't be expected to take a job as a labourer.
Don't forget that talking to me is like talking to a bleeding heart socialist, so there won't be much satisfaction coming out of it for you. I just feel that the system is responsible for the people who are unemployed.
I knew someone who was 64 and lost his job and instead of looking for work decided to just claim EI for the 6 months before he turned 65 where he could thereafter claim CPP. So basically retired early. This is illegal, you have to be actively searching for work while on EI, it says so right in the EI agreement, but if there's nothing to enforce rules people will break them. How many people would obey parking signs and/or pay for parking if you never got a ticket?
I can't say I have much feeling for your story about the 64 year old guy. But please don't think I'm in favour of allowing widespread cheating on the system to the poinit of breaking it. I just would allow more than you I suppose. Funny thing though about parking tickets. I think most Canadians pay them but many Americans just ignore them. That begs a pretty important question doesn't it!
Some people will also try to defraud the CERB program and other COVID programs. People who could potentially work but prefer to stay on CERB harms the economy and taxpayers.
I think we would have to be able to come to some sort of method to determine just how much I would be in favour of allowing, as opposed to your priorities. But I think I can safely say that I would be able to allow more cheating than you would.
Isn't it interesting that unemployment due to automation has especially hurt workers in the US, and their system hasn't made adjustments to correct the inequities! So Americans who once earned high wages can no longer find good paying jobs and so have to work two service industry jobs such as MacD's hamburger teams.
In Canada we must do better than that and so I'm not especiallly disturbed with some people cheating the EI (UI) system.
Have I succeeded in softening your heart a little bit?
Sounds like JMT didn't have the time for it and just scoffed it off to experience? I think he/she is a bigger bleeding heart than me, and that's going some!!