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An NDP budget Andrea Horwath can be proud of
The Take-Aways From Labour aren’t matched by give-backs from the corporate sector. Corporate taxes will remain lower than anywhere in the U.S., while government subsidies to private firms remain virtually untouched… On Pension Reform… Sousa has acquiesced to pressure from Ottawa and Bay St. (which salivates over lucrative fees), announcing… that he will no longer stand in the way of these pointless Pooled Retirement Pension Plans. Sousa’s surprising concession suggests Ontario is giving up the good fight.
Tags: budget, economy, ideology, pensions, rights, tax
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Attack on Ontario teachers is part of a trend
Mar 15 2013
At its heart, this fight is about work. It is about the implicit deal struck between governments, employers and employees more than 50 years ago to make the workplace a fairer place. It is about the unravelling of that deal. Bill 115 gave cabinet alone the right to set wages and working conditions for teachers — without letting bargaining run its course, without neutral arbitration.
Tags: economy, globalization, ideology, pensions, poverty, rights, standard of living
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Canadians close their eyes to the staggering cost of elder care
Feb 27 2013
… we have to retool the programs we’ve put in place. We’re living longer, but we haven’t adjusted our hospital insurance or pension plans… a framework like the Canada Pension Plan into which workers and employers would contribute. Ottawa would administer it and the provinces would ensure that home care and long-term care were there for Canadians as they aged.
Tags: budget, disabilities, jurisdiction, pensions, standard of living
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Workers with unstable jobs left behind by outdated social programs
Feb 26 2013
… a new study showing that nearly half of working adults in the GTA have unstable employment without benefits or pensions is an eye-opener. It’s a surprise to see just how many are now affected by so-called “precarious” employment.. the study does bring into focus some very real issues with social assistance programs that could ease the lives of many affected by insecure jobs.
Tags: disabilities, pensions, poverty, standard of living, youth
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A proposal to strengthen the Canada Pension Plan: the 1.5 option
December 2012
Expanding the Canada Pension Plan is back on the table. The federal and provincial finance ministers have been exploring several proposals for expanding the CPP in a paper prepared by their officials… The Achilles heel of Canada’s retirement income system is that private pension and savings plans never grew sufficiently to properly serve the earnings replacement objective for many Canadians.
Tags: economy, pensions, standard of living
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