306 results found for "guaranteed annual income"
Op-Ed
Published in the Globe & Mail on September 18, 2013
By William Robson & Alexandre Laurin
Monday’s announcement of potential changes to Alberta’s public-sector pension plans puts that province in the front rank of Canadian governments trying to fix retirement arrangements that distort labour markets, expose taxpayers to huge risks and inspire pension envy among the majority of…
Op-Ed
Published in the Toronto Star on May 15, 2013
By Benjamin Dachis
The May 2 Ontario budget promised to introduce new toll lanes to replace traditional carpool lanes on some provincially operated freeways in the GTA. Although New Democrat Leader Andrea Horwath wants the government to drop the proposal and Toronto City Council also is opposed, such lanes would give drivers an excellent way to…
Op-Ed
Published in the Financial Post on October 27, 2014
By Randy Bauslaugh
Randy Bauslaugh is Partner, McCarthy Tetrault, and author of “Target Benefit plans: Improving Access for Federally Regulated Employees,” published by the C.D. Howe Institute.
The federal focus on protecting plan members, without regard to employers, scares federal employers.
Federal consultations have just…
Op-Ed
Published in the Globe and Mail on February 3, 2013
By Finn Poschmann
Bankruptcy laws can be strict or loose. Strict jurisdictions impose onerous and long repayment requirements on debtors. Others set debtors free relatively quickly. Too strict, and you stifle entrepreneurship and productive risk-taking. Too loose – or worse, too uncertain – and capital becomes harder to borrow, with the same bad…
Op-Ed
Published in Canadian Business on January 7, 2013
By William Robson
A short while ago in this space, I criticized the Fed’s efforts to depress long-term interest rates, and urged the Bank of Canada and the federal government to avoid doing the same in Canada. No matter how persuasive I was, savers face a few rough years, and even the boomers still some years from retiring may see mediocre returns…
Op-Ed
Fans of Canadian nuclear energy have a lot to root for these days. Two recent Ontario announcements, one about small modular reactors and one for a new large-scale project, indicate meaningful commitment to nuclear energy to meet rising demand. Along with hydro, nuclear power emits virtually zero greenhouse-gas emissions, and is foundational to meet federal emissions targets.
Albertans have a…
