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  1. What can Canada learn from pension reform Down Under?

    Appeared in the Financial Post As Canada's finance ministers meet to discuss the Canada Pension Plan, the debate has thus far been insulated from international pension models and limited to whether or not we should expand the CPP. Canadians, however, ...

  2. No retirement crisis in Canada

      The upcoming meeting of federal and provincial finance ministers will touch on what's become a politically charged debate about expanding the Canada Pension Plan (CPP). Proponents have tried to convince Canadians they are not saving sufficiently ...

  3. Policy reforms in Australia and what they mean for Canada

    Canada and Australia share many common cultural, economic, governmental, political, and socio-economic characteristics, yet few researchers have carried out comparative analyses of their public policy experiences. These two papers— the first by Stephen ...

  4. Too early to declare the deficit slain(2)

    Appeared in the Vancouver Sun, Kelowna Daily Courier, and Penticton Herald, November 2013 After federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty unveiled his latest financial plan Tuesday, much of the media hype centred on the government's larger than expected ...

  5. Balanced budget requires tough choices, not wishful thinking

    Appeared in Globe and Mail Economy Lab “There’ll be no doubt that we’re balanced in 2015,” federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty told reporters after recently meeting with a group of private sector economists. This is among Mr. Flaherty’s most categorical ...

  6. It's déjà vu all over again with Ontario's latest fiscal plan

    Appeared in the Toronto Sun Ontario Finance Minister Charles Sousa called his updated financial plan “a new direction” but in truth it had a nostalgic feel. With his government facing considerable fiscal challenges including an $11.7 billion deficit and ...

  7. Ottawa drops hints for 2014 budget

      Fiscal policy is really about taxes and spending and the federal government recently provided some hints on its plans in these areas. In the recent Speech from the Throne, the government reaffirmed its commitment to balancing the budget by 2015-16 and ...

  8. More caution needed in plan to expand CPP

    posted October 31, 2013 Some provincial politicians are again trying to make the dubious case that we have a " retirement income crisis " to revive calls for a mandatory expansion to the Canada Pension Plan (CPP).  While the issue is set to be ...