A Basic Income Plan for Canadians with Severe Disabilities
Monday, November 8th, 2010
November 8, 2010
… a proposed new federal Basic Income program that would replace provincial/territorial social assistance for most working age persons with severe disabilities. The Basic Income program would be a close model of the long-established and well-regarded Guaranteed Income Supplement for low-income seniors. The second reform is to convert the existing non-refundable Disability Tax Credit into a refundable Disability Tax Credit that would extend compensation for the extra costs of disability to the lowest-income people with disabilities.
Tags: disabilities, pensions, standard of living
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Canada at 150: The Social Agenda
Tuesday, March 30th, 2010
March 30, 2010
This paper is the text of the speech delivered at the Canada@150 Conference held in Montréal on March 26-28, 2010. The country will face three main social challenges in future: Canada as productive society, Canada as caring society and Canada as aging society. From a social perspective, the productive society focuses on a learning agenda and on measures to reduce poverty and assist the unemployed.
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Post-Secondary Education [series of studies]
Thursday, March 11th, 2010
March 11, 2010
The last round of major deficit reduction took place 15 years ago in the 1995 Budget. The drastic cuts at the time left deep and lasting scars, especially for low-income households. We were pleased that the Déjà Vu Budget came with a commitment not to cut transfers to individuals or the provinces and territories. At least that is the commitment it makes now – pre-election. But there is lots of spending that could be trimmed. A good start would be the fortune we currently spend on the fortunate.
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