Point/counterpoint Posts

Point/CounterPoint: CARP Responds to the Charge that this Budget Only Serves Seniors

February 12, 2014

Editors Note: On February 11th, Jeffrey Simpson, a national affairs columnist with the Globe and Mail published an ...

The Globe Debate, Point: ‘Big CPP’ at the young’s expense

November 15, 2013

Chronically low investment returns on inadequate saving are making more Canadians worry about retirement. Fair enough ...

The Globe Debate, Counterpoint: Ignore the ‘job-killing’ mantra. It’s time to expand CPP benefits

November 15, 2013

Finance Minister Jim Flaherty thinks that expanding Canada Pension Plan benefits might be a good idea, but just not ...

Pension Myths & Facts

November 1, 2013

CARP is busting some of the common myths about pension with evidence-based facts. Download the PDF version of this ...

Ignore the Dangerous “Do Nothing” and Keep up the Pressure for Pension Reform

September 6, 2013

CARP has been calling for CPP enhancement or the creation of a large, mandatory, pooled retirement savings vehicle ...

CPP Expansion Bad News For Canadians?

May 31, 2013

Competing viewpoints in the CPP expansion debate Dan Kelly, president of the Canadian Federation of Independent ...

What’s your Problem with CPP/QPP Expansion ?

February 8, 2013

Pension fund management, consultancy and private pension savings management is big business.  There is no doubt that ...