Public vs. Private Plans
In March the government released a discussion paper intended as background for its Canada-wide public consultation on pension reform and Canada’s Retirement Income System. If you haven’t heard about it, it’s not surprising. It involved only three town-hall meetings, three by-invitation expert roundtables, and a voluntary on-line component. You could also write [...]
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Pension Reform and Retirement Security
Tuesday, May 25th, 2010Economic Structural Damage
Friday, January 29th, 2010Canada’s watchdog for federal spending recently issued his report and the news was definitely not upbeat.
Coming off a budget that racked up Canada’s biggest deficit ever, many are aware there will be difficult times ahead. What they may have forgotten is how thin the line between surplus and deficit was before we [...]
A Stronger Canada Pension Plan
Friday, November 27th, 2009For your entire career you have worked hard and built a good life for your family. Every paycheque, your deductions included a small amount that was tucked away in your public pension plan. When retirement came, you expected to be able to live in dignity with some measure of financial security.
Yet [...]