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Expanded CPP is a good idea – but not right now, Flaherty says

November 7, 2013

Finance Minister Jim Flaherty is describing an expanded Canada Pension Plan as a “payroll tax,” but says he can see ...

A Member's Callout: Enhance CPP benefits and maintain Defined Benefits Pensions for the Public Service

November 6, 2013

In response to CARP's recent callout asking members to express their support for CPP enhancement by writing directly ...

CARP is First to Get the Details of Minister Wes Sheridan’s Plan and to have the Opportunity to ask Detailed Questions

November 2, 2013

October 25th 2013: Today, PEI Finance Minister Wes Sheridan headlined the year CARP Town Hall at the CARP Annual ...

CPP: If Not Now, Then When?

November 2, 2013

  The politicians are playing politics with our future and it has to stop. The Canada Pension Plan needs to be ...

CARP welcomes Finance Ministers’ support for CPP enhancement

November 1, 2013

      FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 1, 2013 Toronto, ON: CARP members will welcome the fresh ...

On the Verge of Expanding the CPP?

November 1, 2013

This article was published by expert pension commentator Leo Kolivakis via his excellent blog Pension Pulse on ...

Push to expand Canada Pension Plan gaining steam

November 1, 2013

A provincial movement to expand the Canada Pension Plan is picking up speed, with civil servants drafting a concrete ...

If you want CPP to rescue the middle class, the PEI plan is worth a look

November 1, 2013

PEI Finance Minister Wes Sheridan recently launched a new proposal to change the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) in advance ...

New Report Says "Pension Envy" is Misplaced; Wider Public Indirectly Benefits from the Existence of Public Sector Defined Benefit Plans

November 1, 2013

There aren’t many good things being reported about public defined benefit pension plans. Plan members are routinely ...

Bigger CPP would be better

November 1, 2013

The Canada Pension Plan is one of the country’s great public policy successes. It’s national: If you change ...