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  1. There are several reasons to oppose CPP expansion

    Appeared in the National Post, January 7, 2016 News reports following the meeting of Canada’s finance ministers suggest that the brakes will put on the federal government’s plan to expand the Canada Pension Plan (CPP). As Saskatchewan Finance Minister ...

  2. Saskatchewan leads the way in opposing CPP expansion

    According to a story in the Globe and Mail, Saskatchewan is set to oppose the federal government’s plan to expand the Canada Pension Plan (CPP). As Saskatchewan Finance Minister Kevin Doherty (pictured above) noted, “the last thing we ...

  3. Canada’s finance ministers should consider the evidence when discussing CPP expansion

    When newly minted federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau (pictured above) meets with his provincial and territorial counterparts next week, expanding the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) will be on the agenda. After all, the Liberals campaigned ...

  4. Trudeau should rethink the finance minister’s mandate

    Appeared in the New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal, November 24, 2015 In an attempt to increase transparency, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has made “mandate letters” to his ministers publicly available. These letters are intended to clarify the focus of ...

  5. Key policy areas for the new finance minister: Part 1—Canada Pension Plan

    The appointment of Bill Morneau (pictured above) as minister of finance is particularly interesting because of his involvement in the world of public policy think-tanks. In recent years, the Fraser Institute and the C.D. Howe Institute ...

  6. The Good, The Bad and The Ugly: Reaction to Morneau’s 'Mandate Letter'

    Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has made “mandate letters” to his ministers publicly available. These letters are intended to clarify the focus of each minister’s portfolio. The letter to new Finance Minister Bill Morneau (pictured above, ...

  7. When designing Ontario’s new pension plan, look to Australia

    Appeared in the Globe and Mail As the Ontario government moves ahead with plans for a new mandatory provincial pension program in January 2017, early signs suggest the program will be largely modelled after the Canada Pension Plan. Ontarians, however, ...

  8. Lessons for Ontario and Canada from Forced Retirement Saving Mandates in Australia

    Ontario is set to enact a new forced retirement saving mandate through the Ontario Retirement Pension Plan (ORPP), coming into effect January 1, 2017, as the country as a whole continues to debate expanding the Canada Pension Plan (CPP). While it isn’t ...

  9. If governments force Canadians to save more for retirement, voluntary private savings will shrink

    Appeared in the Financial Post In recent years, there’s been a strong push to expand the Canada Pension Plan, and Ontario intends to launch an additional mandatory pension plan in January 2017. Yet the debate about expanding mandatory government-run ...

  10. Ontario Pension Plan based on faulty assumptions

    Appeared in the National Post The Ontario government's proposal to supplement the Canada Pension Plan with its own compulsory pension plan is based on a series of faulty assumptions. A fundamental but unproven assumption is that people are not saving ...