Pension reform Posts

Susan Eng discusses the new rules for Federal Pension Plans on BNN

November 5, 2009

Susan appeared on the Business News Network’s Market Morning October 28th to discuss the new rules for Federal ...

CARP calls for new national pension plan

November 5, 2009

Canada's largest seniors' advocacy group has escalated its pension reform campaign with the release of a paper calling ...

CARP Pensions Watch Roundup: October 2009 Update

November 4, 2009

In the wake of the Nortel Pensioners’ protest on Parliament Hill this month, public attention turned to ...

Reforms tweak DB pensions but may push more employers to DC plans; do little to help those with no plans at all

November 2, 2009

While Ottawa's five-pronged proposed reform of the pension system is welcome as far as it goes, the focus is mostly on ...

CARP Welcomes changes to better protect pensions – it is only a First Step in the Right Direction

October 28, 2009

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 28, 2009 CARP Welcomes changes to better protect pensions - it is only a First Step in ...

Two-tier Canada Pension?

October 26, 2009

October 25th 2009 FEW THINGS in life are harder to change than the Canadian Constitution. One of them, unfortunately, ...

CARP wants Dhalla to reel in pension bill

October 26, 2009

October 9th 2009 A national seniors organization issued an open letter to Brampton MP Ruby Dhalla asking her to drop ...

Canada needs an affordable, accessible Universal Pension Plan

October 23, 2009

There’s nothing like a recession to sharpen the focus on our finances. Canadians watched their savings evaporate ...

Pensions: How much is enough?

October 23, 2009

THE ATTENTION pension reform is getting in the media these days has me wondering: How many seniors are out there ...

Susan Eng has solutions to the pension mess on CBC’s Maritime Noon

October 22, 2009

Will you have enough to live on when you retire ? That's the fundamental question facing millions of Canadians - ...