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Be careful what you wish for on doctors’ billings
… go ahead and make our OHIP billings public… it’s only fair that doctors get to reveal what they take home after covering office expenses, staff salaries and benefits, and medical supplies. as a family doctor, my take-home pay is slightly more than that of your typical school teacher . . . but without the perks, the pension and the summers off. Oh, and by the way, no Freedom 55 either. And don’t even get me started on what hospital administrators and politicians are paid.
Tags: budget, economy, Health, pensions, privatization
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Prepare for the Coming Crush of Long-Term Care Patients
A multi-pronged solution to better target means-tested public subsidies and allow growth of private insurance and savings should be pursued, according to the authors. Policymakers could do so in a manner that assures LTC access for those who need it but can’t afford it. And because many Canadians today believe, somewhat falsely, that governments will pay for their future LTC costs, reforms must encourage individuals to take on greater responsibility to pay for their own future LTC.
Tags: budget, disabilities, Health, ideology, mental Health, pensions, privatization, standard of living, tax
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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
Posted in Equality Debates | 268 Comments »
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
Posted in Governance Debates | 6 Comments »
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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