Wednesdays with @Kady replay: EI 'fraudsters' vs. 'Harper's Macoutes'

There's always plenty to chat about with Kady O'Malley.

On Wednesdays, CBCNews.ca's Politics blogger convenes a "people's caucus" to discuss and debate the issues of the week, so far.

On today's agenda:

• Human Resources Minister Diane Finleytold Tuesday's question period thatthe NDP is only worried about cheaters and fraudsters and wants to treat them like victims in the face of her department'srandomemployment insurance audits. Before his caucus meeting on Wednesday morning,NDP Leader Tom Mulcair compared the latest at-home visits from Service Canada officers to Quebec's BouBou Macoutes. Afterthousands rallied across her provincelast weekend in support of seasonal workers against the government'srecent EI reforms, Quebec's employment minister Agnes Maltais is in town todayfor a previously-rescheduled meeting with Finley.What do you make of the rising EI rhetoric not to mention the actual changes themselves? Are theprotests justified? Aretempers getting too hot?Is the government's approach ajustified responseto alegitimate problem?
• YesterdayCBC launched a toolthat allows Canadians to look upwhich Senators have disclosed their residencyinformation in light of the ongoing Senate expenses controversy. What do you make of the latest revelations?
• Awhole new crop of private members businessis on the way: what do you think of the next batch of MP initiatives?

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