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Who will benefit from an expanded Canada Pension Plan Benefit? It’s not who you think

By Robert Brown Comments Off on Who will benefit from an expanded Canada Pension Plan Benefit? It’s not who you think , , , , , , , ,

It was as recently as June 20, 2016 that the federal and provincial Finance Ministers agreed to expand the Canada Pension Plan (CPP).  This is such a recent event, in government terms, that many of the details of benefit entitlements, costs and investment criteria are still not known. But it has been long enough for […]

Why we need to think twice about adopting an Australian model of pension reform

By Robert Brown Comments Off on Why we need to think twice about adopting an Australian model of pension reform , , , , , , ,

In their recent “Report on Business” commentary, authors Charles Lammam and Stephen Kirchner of the Fraser Institute urge the Province of Ontario to adopt an Australian model of pension provision instead of expanding the Canada Pension Plan as proposed in the Ontario Retirement Pension Plan.