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Raising the OAS Eligibility Age Would Raise Poverty in Old Age
Table 1: OAS/GIS Contributions to the Income of Seniors (2006) OAS OAS / GIS / Allowance Age 66 26% 34% Age…
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Federal cuts could push unemployment to 8%
Last Monday, the CCPA released my paper, The Cuts Behind the Curtain, which examined some possible scenarios for how the conservative government might cut $6 billion from…
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Harper vs. Kyoto: where does that leave Québec?
On 12 December 2011, the Canadian Minister of Environment, Peter Kent, officially announced Canada’s withdrawal from the Kyoto Protocol. In effect, Canada will no longer…
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Our Schools/Our Selves: Winter 2012
Every Tool Shapes the Task “In thinking about this issue of Our Schools/Our Selves, I took an inspiration from Battleground Schools. It is an encyclopaedia…
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Do Canadians know how increasing numbers of temporary foreign workers is changing immigration?
During the fall of 2011 the Conservative government announced and implemented a number of dramatic changes to the Canadian immigration system, including attempts to speed-up…
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Delaying Retirement: What does it mean for younger workers?
Since the announcement that his government was considering raising the eligibility age for Old Age Security (OAS), Stephen Harper has backed off slightly, assuring the public…
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The Shortcomings of Philanthropy
Philanthropy no substitute for a truly just society When U.S. investment guru Warren Buffett donated $31 billion to the foundation headed by software mogul Bill…
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Militarizing Canadian Culture
Our government and media not just excusing war, but glorifying it “The deformed human mind is the ultimate doomsday weapon.” —British historian E.P. Thompson. *…
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The Future of Health Care
Medicare must be preserved and made truly comprehensive There are two fundamentally competing visions that seek to shape the next stage of health care in…
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Book Review: The Strength of Women
Indigenous women survive, flourish, work for needed change The Strength of Women: Âhkamêyimowak, Priscilla Settee, Coteau Books, Regina, 2011. * * * “There is a…
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Grey Power
Hennessy’s Index: A number is never just a number Hennessy’s Index is a monthly listing of numbers, written by the CCPA’s Trish Hennessy, about Canada…
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GDP Turns Negative
Statistics Canada reported today that the economy shrank in November for the first time in six months. This decline was driven by reduced energy production, which partly reflected maintenance…
