Une pétition nationale pour faire modifier les dispositions de l’article 12(3c) sur la loi de l’Assurance-Emploi,
inchangée depuis 1971, prévoyant un nombre maximal de quinze [15] semaines de prestations payables en cas de maladie, afin qu’elle
soit mieux adaptée à la réalité d’aujourd’hui.
Au Canada, ça nous touche tous de près ou de loin peu importe la province, la religion, la couleur et les allégeances politiques.
Contribuez à faire changer les choses pour l’avenir, notre avenir…
Au Canada, ça nous touche tous de près ou de loin peu importe la province, la religion, la couleur et les allégeances politiques.
Contribuez à faire changer les choses pour l’avenir, notre avenir…
SVP, Signez la pétition. 
Merci!
Merci!
Marie-Hélène Dubé
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Goodbye Mister Layton, we will miss you !
2011-08-22 18:30:42 | Marie-Hélène Dubé | Aucun commentaire
Hello everyone,
As most of you, it is with great sadness that I learned about Jack Layton’s death this morning. I thought to myself 61 years old is far too young to go and leave so many people and unfinished projects behind. I consider myself fortunate to have had the privilege to meet this great man and to have had the chance to exchange ideas with him. I had mentioned at the time that our meeting was marked with his authenticity, his extraordinary presence but mostly great simplicity. I was in Parliament for a press conference announcing the tabling of Bill C-51 by the NDP. This project was to change the Law on Employment Insurance to extend to 52 weeks the federal health coverage in the event of serious illness. This project will be renewed this fall. I remember we had passed by his office where he was at work with his collaborators. With disarming simplicity, he stopped what he was doing and took the time to come sit with me. The authenticity with which he did this still fascinates me. His gaze was real and his handshake warm. They have left a profound impression on me. I felt very touched over the course of our discussion when I realized that he was familiar with my story, certainly one among many for him, but also that he was fully aware of the crusade that I had undertaken to amend this archaic law. He was interested, available and concerned. Deeply human. And ill too…
Is it necessary to wait for disease, cancer, to address the society problem that I have worked to denounce for 2 years now? Mr. Layton took the time to leave in heritage a last letter to all of us. This paragraph is particularly beautiful:
“To other Canadians who are on journeys to defeat cancer and to live their lives, I say this: please don’t be discouraged that my own journey hasn’t gone as well as I had hoped. You must not lose your own hope. Treatments and therapies have never been better in the face of this disease. You have every reason to be optimistic, determined, and focused on the future. My only other advice is to cherish every moment with those you love at every stage of your journey, as I have done this summer.”
He is right of course. On all counts. We must learn from his valuable experience. Do not wait to reach those you love. We must fight. Believe. Never cease to hope. However, how is it that for hundreds of thousands of Canadians, this hope is hampered by financial difficulties that quickly become insurmountable? How is it that this Canada, which represents the hopes of the world, as Mr. Layton liked to say, is the only country in the G-8 to support its citizens so miserably when they have to go through serious illness?
Let us remember that in Canada we only have 15 weeks to recover from a serious illness such as cancer. Let us remember that this bylaw has never been amended since its introduction in 1971. Let us also remember that all other G8 countries (with the exception of the USA) provide more than a year of benefits and sometimes up to 100% of salary. In Canada, we have to get by with a mere 55% of our income before taxation.
How long will we endure this situation? So for all those who go through such hardships, and of all those who will have to face them, I ask you to join your efforts with mine by signing my petition. Continue to unite to change things and keep our dignity, even in sickness. This is how we will get a better Canada, and a healthier society.
Thank you. I thank Jack Layton for the magnificent legacy he leaves behind. I’m thankful for the opportunity to know him a little. I offer my sympathies to his family and all those who were close to him. He was a great man. And a Real one.
Marie Hélène
Hello everyone,
As most of you, it is with great sadness that I learned about Jack Layton’s death this morning. I thought to myself 61 years old is far too young to go and leave so many people and unfinished projects behind. I consider myself fortunate to have had the privilege to meet this great man and to have had the chance to exchange ideas with him. I had mentioned at the time that our meeting was marked with his authenticity, his extraordinary presence but mostly great simplicity. I was in Parliament for a press conference announcing the tabling of Bill C-51 by the NDP. This project was to change the Law on Employment Insurance to extend to 52 weeks the federal health coverage in the event of serious illness. This project will be renewed this fall. I remember we had passed by his office where he was at work with his collaborators. With disarming simplicity, he stopped what he was doing and took the time to come sit with me. The authenticity with which he did this still fascinates me. His gaze was real and his handshake warm. They have left a profound impression on me. I felt very touched over the course of our discussion when I realized that he was familiar with my story, certainly one among many for him, but also that he was fully aware of the crusade that I had undertaken to amend this archaic law. He was interested, available and concerned. Deeply human. And ill too…
Is it necessary to wait for disease, cancer, to address the society problem that I have worked to denounce for 2 years now? Mr. Layton took the time to leave in heritage a last letter to all of us. This paragraph is particularly beautiful:
“To other Canadians who are on journeys to defeat cancer and to live their lives, I say this: please don’t be discouraged that my own journey hasn’t gone as well as I had hoped. You must not lose your own hope. Treatments and therapies have never been better in the face of this disease. You have every reason to be optimistic, determined, and focused on the future. My only other advice is to cherish every moment with those you love at every stage of your journey, as I have done this summer.”
He is right of course. On all counts. We must learn from his valuable experience. Do not wait to reach those you love. We must fight. Believe. Never cease to hope. However, how is it that for hundreds of thousands of Canadians, this hope is hampered by financial difficulties that quickly become insurmountable? How is it that this Canada, which represents the hopes of the world, as Mr. Layton liked to say, is the only country in the G-8 to support its citizens so miserably when they have to go through serious illness?
Let us remember that in Canada we only have 15 weeks to recover from a serious illness such as cancer. Let us remember that this bylaw has never been amended since its introduction in 1971. Let us also remember that all other G8 countries (with the exception of the USA) provide more than a year of benefits and sometimes up to 100% of salary. In Canada, we have to get by with a mere 55% of our income before taxation.
How long will we endure this situation? So for all those who go through such hardships, and of all those who will have to face them, I ask you to join your efforts with mine by signing my petition. Continue to unite to change things and keep our dignity, even in sickness. This is how we will get a better Canada, and a healthier society.
Thank you. I thank Jack Layton for the magnificent legacy he leaves behind. I’m thankful for the opportunity to know him a little. I offer my sympathies to his family and all those who were close to him. He was a great man. And a Real one.
Marie Hélène
Télécharger la pétitionMarie-Hélène Dubé, québécoise, qui à la suite d’une 3e récidive d`un cancer de la thyroïde,
a décidé d’initier la pétition nationale de l’assurance-Emploi. Cette pétition demande au gouvernement fédéral d’amender l’article de loi 12(3), vieille
de 40 ans (1971), sur l’Assurance-Emploi afin que les personnes atteintes de maladies graves puissent recevoir plus de quinze semaines de prestations
comme c’est actuellement le cas.
Ce mouvement prend de l’ampleur, une certaine Zosia Ettenberg à Vancouver se rallie à la pétition Assurance Emploi après avoir elle-même initié une pétition similaire. Un certain Carlo Pellizzari également de Vancouver, atteint du cancer de lymphome, fait face à une situation financière similaire à celle de Marie-Hélène Dubé. À 26 ans, il se voit forcer de retourner vivre chez ses parents… 15 semaines en 2011, ce n’est tout simplement plus suffisant. S.V.P., signer la pétition pour un avenir meilleur, notre avenir. Aidons les gens à obtenir le pont leur permettant de se concentrer sur leur santé, de garder leur dignité et de retrouver leur place de citoyen actif.
Ce mouvement prend de l’ampleur, une certaine Zosia Ettenberg à Vancouver se rallie à la pétition Assurance Emploi après avoir elle-même initié une pétition similaire. Un certain Carlo Pellizzari également de Vancouver, atteint du cancer de lymphome, fait face à une situation financière similaire à celle de Marie-Hélène Dubé. À 26 ans, il se voit forcer de retourner vivre chez ses parents… 15 semaines en 2011, ce n’est tout simplement plus suffisant. S.V.P., signer la pétition pour un avenir meilleur, notre avenir. Aidons les gens à obtenir le pont leur permettant de se concentrer sur leur santé, de garder leur dignité et de retrouver leur place de citoyen actif.
