“We need the CCPA to remind us that our dreams of a decent, egalitarian society are reasonable — indeed that with a little work, they are practical. And I love that practicality, that protection of the dream of the possible.”
— Naomi Klein
National Office | Update
November 25, 2009
The current economic and financial situation has brought Canada’s retirement income system into sharp focus. Pension expert and CCPA Research Associate Monica Townson has written two policy briefs examining pension reform in Canada.
The first, What Can We Do About Pensions?, outlines some of the problems with Canada's pension system and examines some of the options that have been proposed to deal with them.
The second brief, A Stronger Foundation: Pension Reform and Old Age Security, focuses on Old Age Security and its associated programs of the Guaranteed Income Supplement and the Allowance and discusses measures that could be taken to strengthen this part of the system.