Sense and sensibility: comments on Forget

Leslie Alexander Pal

Sense and sensibility: comments on Forget

University of Calgary

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Abstract

The 1986 Forget Commission report on unemployment insurance was roundly condemned by unions and eventually ignored by the government. In part, this response was due to oversights in the report and the natural reactions of stakeholders, but it also reflects more fundamental problems. This article argues that unemployment insurance, because of its complexity, the scope and variety of interests it affects, and its links to other policies, is intrinsically difficult to change. The fortunes of the Forget report suggest the need for new mechanisms of reform specifically tailored to the unique characteristics of unemployment insurance.

Original language	English
Number of pages	8
Journal	Canadian Public Policy/ Analyse de Politiques
Publication status	Published - 1988
Externally published	Yes

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