Raising The OAS Eligibility Age Would Raise Poverty in Old Age
Canadian Press have put out a story based on a research paper by Richard Shillington which was commissioned by HRSDC from Informetrica, and obtained by the CLC through an Access…
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Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Carol Goar notes that the Cons’ decision to mess with retirement security may be just the type of issue to rouse voters…
Most Commentators and Economists Say Threshold Change for OAS is Unnecessary
Surveying recent media coverage including economists referenced or interviewed, one will discover that roughly 9 out of 10 commentators argue that the age threshold for OAS does not require changing…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Paul Wells points out that despite the Cons’ best efforts to get Canadians to panic over the state of our retirement system, the…
The Cons and the Ponzi Pension Plan
I used to roar with laughter when Peter Van Loan got so agitated during Question Period, he’d regularly spill his glass of water all over Stephen Harper, and would be…
Fun with figures
One of the hot topics of discussion right now involves the speculation that the Harper Government™ intends to raise the eligibility age for Old Age Security (OAS) and the Guaranteed…
Harpie’s Bad Move and the Wrath of Elders
It was a little like finding out your spouse is running around on you from someone in the cashout lineup at the grocery store. Indeed, it was absolutely doubleplus-awesome of…
Low Income and the Age of Eligibility for OAS
To reprise a now topical earlier blog, hiking the age of eligibility for OAS will have the biggest impact by far on future seniors who are in low income. Many…
The Assault on the OAS is the Beginning of an Attempt to Strengthen Neoliberal Principles
Yesterday on CTV Question Period, Dan Gardner’s argued that it a was good thing to raise the entry level for the OAS by at least two years because everybody else…
On unequalization
As usual, the Cons’ latest attack on social programs – this time the Old Age Security which has played a key role in lifting Canadian seniors out of poverty –…
Hiking the Retirement Age is the Wrong Answer to the Retirement Crisis
Raising the age of eligibility for Old Age Security/Guaranteed Income Supplement (OAS/GIS) benefits is the worst possible way to deal with the retirement income security crisis facing Canadians. Experts such…
More on raising the Old Age Security age eligibility
A brief follow-up to yesterday’s post on the possibility of a hike in OAS age eligibility here. Here is the first of many analyses likely to come along now that…
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Harper is talking pension reform in Davos and one big change could be coming: In the wake of Harper’s speech, it now appears that the Conservative government could be poised…
Wednesday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Nycole Turmel offers a reminder that we shouldn’t allow the Cons and their proxies to distract anybody with shiny objects when they’re so…
Parliament in Review: November 21, 2011
Monday, November 21 featured the final day of debate on the Harper Cons’ omnibus budget bill. The Big Issue Not surprisingly, the final day of debate on budget legislation gave…
Parliament in Review: November 18, 2011
Friday, November 18 saw two pieces of legislation discussed. And the contrast couldn’t have been much more stark between an opposition effort to develop better legislation, and a government focused…
Parliament in Review: November 17, 2011
Thursday, November 17 saw a Liberal opposition day turned into a discussion about the sad state of water supplies to Canada’s First Nations. But while all parties were able to…
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CANADIAN POLITICS QUÉBEC: POLITICIANS LEAD CHARGE AGAINST PENSIONS IN QUÉBEC: It seems that in almost all countries there is a concerted effort to deny workers the pension benefits that they…
When Will The Baby Boomers Retire?
Canada’s population, we are frequently told, is rapidly aging. The big baby boomer cohort is headed out of the workforce, meaning that we face a future of very slow labour…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Frances Russell criticizes the Cons’ latest attempts to stifle parliamentary accountability. And the Citizen can only scoff at Tony Clement’s claim to…