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Liberals' pension reforms fall woefully short for Canadian workers
Retiree Matters, Doug Macpherson | While changes to the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) recently adopted by the current federal Liberal government offer some improvement, they do not go far enough.
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Trudeau may tweet a good game on equal rights, but his broken promises are hurting women
Emilie Taman | Promises to fix child care, maternity leave, and pensions that treat women fairly have all been broken -- and can't be forgotten because the PM has a nice tweet game.
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Ten things to know about the federal pension debate
Nick Falvo, Allan Moscovitch, Richard Lochead | Canada has witnessed a renewed public debate on the CPP since the 2008 world financial crisis and Parliament is set to debate it this fall. Here are 10 things to keep in mind.
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Feds and (most) provinces agree to (very modestly) enhance pensions
Karl Nerenberg | The Trudeau government has done what the Harper Conservatives said couldn't be done. It has negotiated a deal with the provinces to raise CPP contributions and enrich pension payouts.
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Ontario goes it alone on public pensions
Hugh Mackenzie | The big news out of the latest announcement from the Ontario government about the Ontario Registered Pension Plan is that there is no news.
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Trudeau's finance minister and his provincial colleagues play Scrooge on pensions
Karl Nerenberg | There had been hope the new federal finance minister, Bill Morneau, would at last get the provinces onside to enhance the CPP/QPP. No such luck.
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CARP report on pension reform in 2015 election
| CARP is pushing for pension plan reform in the 2015 federal election.
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Fact check: NDP plan will cost 'at least' 250,000 jobs, Conservatives warn
Nora Loreto | Debunking the claim that the NDP's platform will eliminate 250,000 jobs.
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Fact check: Harper claims new tax credit will help 'Canada's most vulnerable seniors'
Nora Loreto | Spoiler alert: The Conservatives' promise to help seniors will leave the most vulnerable with nothing new.
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Two cheers and a raspberry for the Ontario Retirement Pension Plan
Hugh Mackenzie | Two cheers for the Ontario government's steps toward a better retirement income system in Canada, and a big, heartfelt raspberry for the details of how they plan to do it.
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Canada Pension Plan invested in dirty coal
Redeye Collective | British journalist Jen Wilton has researched some of the investments held by Canada Pension Plan. She discovered a connection with companies operating a huge open-pit coal mine in Colombia.
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RankandFile.ca endorses Hassan Husseini for CLC president
David Bush | After careful consideration of election platforms, RankandFile.ca is endorsing Hassan Husseini for president of the Canadian Labour Congress.