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Ottawa’s unjust approach to disability insurance
CPP-Disability is social insurance. It provides income support to people with significant disabilities who have paid into the system through their and their employer’s contributions. It’s an important source of income for many Canadians with disabilities who are no longer able to work… lengthy delays and the cumbersome process are not the only problems. The federal government has also changed the rules so that people making claims no longer have the right to a hearing.
Tags: disabilities, pensions, poverty, standard of living, women
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Wynne’s Win, and the Agony of Right-Wing Pundits
Ever since the so-called ‘free-trade’ deal with the U.S. Canadians have been sold a bill of goods by the economic and political elites about there “being no alternative” to small, mean, punitive and arrogant government. With the NDP’s apparent abandonment of principle in favour of crass opportunism and consumer populism, it seemed activist government was well and truly buried… Most important is demonstrating to voters across the country that governments can do things that make their lives better — that voting can make a difference.
Tags: budget, featured, ideology, pensions, poverty, standard of living, tax
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Kathleen Wynne’s victory sends a strong message
Her new government can pass some of the progressive measures it promised, such as a boost in pay for front-line home-care workers, and a $29-billion plan for transit and infrastructure (half of which will be spent in the greater Toronto region). The Liberals should also press ahead with a made-in-Ontario pension plan, an example to the rest of the country. But the new Wynne government will also have to come to grips with Ontario’s worrisome fiscal reality.
Tags: budget, economy, ideology, pensions, standard of living
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On June 12, Ontarians need to get out and vote
… when the political direction could swing dramatically to the right, or veer to the left, it’s far better to register your view on the province’s future. Jobs, education, social services and health care are at risk… unless something changes dramatically overnight, it’s likely that voter turnout will continue its downward slide… While many voters seem uninterested in all options, others are displeased with the negative turn of the campaign… It’s no reason to avoid exercising your personal responsibility to ensure that democracy is upheld.
Tags: budget, child care, economy, Health, ideology, participation, pensions, privatization, rights, standard of living, tax
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A voter’s guide to the best ideas in 2014 campaign
Increased training won’t resolve our jobs shortage, but it could help reduce our skills shortage… / Ontario’s [pension] proposal would mirror the CPP, providing a modest, fully funded pension supplement to those without a comparable workplace plan… / raise corporate taxes by one percentage point… in light of Ontario’s record low rates… corporate Canada is sitting on a $500-billion stash of dead cash… / raise wages for poorly paid child-care and home-care workers, while indexing the minimum wage… / A pharmacare program
Tags: budget, child care, pensions, pharmaceutical, standard of living, tax
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Ontario budget a step in the right direction
… the money is slated for measures that should do some good — including transit expansion, building hospitals and helping the poor. The government also plans to take advantage of low interest rates. Borrowing to fund capital projects would rise to almost $38 billion next year. And, yes, this would increase the provincial debt. But if the money is used appropriately, it would be well spent… The jewel in the crown of this budget is Wynne’s plan to create an Ontario version of the Canada Pension Plan.
Tags: budget, child care, economy, ideology, mental Health, pensions, poverty, tax
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15 essential aspects of 2014 Ontario budget
A new Ontario Retirement Pension Plan (ORPP) would provide a top-up to the Canada Pension Plan for about three million workers in the province. While CPP covers all employees, the ORPP would cover about half of the workforce, excluding people whose companies already have a workplace pension plan and those who work in federally regulated industry sectors… The budget is peppered with new spending for aboriginals, low-income and sick Ontarians, much of it previously announced.
Tags: budget, economy, ideology, pensions, tax
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