Adjust the Fishing Regulations to ensure that self-employed fishers can take advantage of the improved maternity, parental and sickness benefits. This measure would be effective retroactive to December 31, 2000. Continue the monitoring and assessment of the EI program until 2006. The Government of Canada will review the rate setting mechanism. Meanwhile, the Governor in Council would set the premium rates for two years.
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