The hard truth about CPP’s failures
Canadians receive meagre rates of return on CPP contributions and the program has other key shortcomings
Canadians receive meagre rates of return on CPP contributions and the program has other key shortcomings
Any pension fund fiasco is one too many
The plight of Sears pensioners has once again ignited calls for change but the federal government seems content to sit on its hands
The plight of Sears pensioners has once again ignited calls for change but the federal government seems content to sit on its hands
Unplugged from the reality of our energy needs
The green movement’s fossil-fuel divestment crusade hurts the poor and middle class
The green movement’s fossil-fuel divestment crusade hurts the poor and middle class
CPP reforms need a complete rethink
The 2016 CPP reforms were solutions in search of a problem – and don’t even solve the imagined problem
The 2016 CPP reforms were solutions in search of a problem – and don’t even solve the imagined problem
Should you defer collecting CPP and OAS?
Can you afford to hold off and increase your payments later? Will you need more CPP and OAS later in life? And how long do you expect to live?
Can you afford to hold off and increase your payments later? Will you need more CPP and OAS later in life? And how long do you expect to live?
Who benefits from an expanded CPP?
The government? Likely. High earners? Definitely. Middle-income earners? Unlikely. Low-income workers may even see a reduction in overall benefits
The government? Likely. High earners? Definitely. Middle-income earners? Unlikely. Low-income workers may even see a reduction in overall benefits
Expanding the CPP unnecessary and counterproductive
A crude instrument such as expanding the CPP will do nothing to help those seniors most in need
LAMMAM, MACINTYRE: A crude instrument such as expanding the CPP will do nothing to help those seniors most in need
We really do need an expanded Canada Pension Plan
A significant proportion of future Canadian retirees are going to suffer measurable deterioration in their standards of living
BROWN: A significant proportion of future Canadian retirees are going to suffer measurable deterioration in their standards of living
Feds fail to make convincing case for CPP expansion
The analysis leading to the conclusion that the Canada Pension Plan needs to be expanded falls short of a convincing argument
LAMMAM, MACINTYRE: The analysis leading to the conclusion that the Canada Pension Plan needs to be expanded falls short of a convincing argument
Return on CPP contributions still meagre after expansion
Younger Canadians especially will continue to receive a meagre return
LAMMAM, MACINTYRE: Younger Canadians especially will continue to receive a meagre return