Only in Canada

Here is a classic from PEI:

Man to collect EI while serving time for EI fraud
WebPosted Jan 30 2004 01:18 PM AST

CHARLOTTETOWN — A man from Cardigan will see jail time for employment insurance fraud, but will serve his sentence on weekends.

In the meantime, he's going to keep collecting EI.

The case came up Thursday in Georgetown. The 35-year-old Blair Hennessey pleaded guilty to 10 counts of filing false EI claims.

The court was told that he's bilked the system for more than $20,000 dollars over the past 10 years.

The judge wanted to know whether his benefits could be cut off. The lawyers advised that it can't be done, but his benefits are being garnisheed in an attempt to get the money back.

Sometimes things don't make any sense around here...