The Ontario government has been consulting on how to design the province's proposed Ontario Retirement Pension Plan (ORPP). This submission to the Ontario Ministry of Finance, by CCPA-Ontario Senior Economist Sheila Block and CCPA-Research Associate Hugh Mackenzie, details how the government can get the pension plan design right for all workers in Ontario.
Getting the Design Right: Ontario's pension plan consultation
The Ontario government has been consulting on how to design the province's proposed Ontario Retirement Pension Plan (ORPP). Read CCPA-Ontario Senior Economist Sheila Block and CCPA-Research Associate Hugh Mackenzie's submission on how to get the pension plan design right for all workers in Ontario: Getting the Design Right.
SaskPower's Carbon Capture Project
SaskPower opened its $1.5 billion Boundary Dam Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Facility to much fanfare, with Premier Brad Wall hailing the project as "another Saskatchewan first." However, a new report from the Saskatchewan Office of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives questions whether the rewards from such an investment outweigh the risks. SaskPower's Carbon Capture Project: What Risk?
Harris-Era Hangovers
Controversy has been swirling around the Toronto District School Board and the province has been putting pressure on the board to cut spending. But what's at the heart of the problem? CCPA Research Associate Hugh Mackenzie has been tracking the flawed provincial funding formula for education since former Premier Mike Harris first implemented it the late-1990s. His detailed report gives an overview of the chronic underfunding that school boards across Ontario, but Toronto in particular, have been struggling to deal with for almost two decades.
What's at the root of Toronto's school board woes?
Controversy has been swirling around the Toronto District School Board and the province has been putting pressure on the board to cut spending. But what's at the heart of the problem? CCPA Research Associate Hugh Mackenzie has been tracking the flawed provincial funding formula for education since former Premier Mike Harris first implemented it the late-1990s. His detailed report gives an overview of the chronic underfunding that school boards across Ontario, but Toronto in particular, have been struggling to deal with for almost two decades.
Ascent of Giants
This study looks at trade and investment trends, merger and acquisition activity, corporate wealth concentration, GDP growth, and other economic indicators over the past century in order to determine how trade and investment liberalization—the modern free trade era—has affected the Canadian economy. Notably, the study finds a direct link between corporate concentration during this period and today’s income and wealth inequality.
The Monitor, February 2015
Click the download button above to download this issue of The Monitor or click to read a selection of articles below:
A just transition for BC’s resource workers
"Just transition" is an approach to economic and environmental policy-making that says workers in affected industries should not pay the price for doing the right thing for the environment, and should be involved in decision-making processes that impact them.
Time to Grow Up
The work and family lives of Canadians have evolved over the past three decades. It's time our family policies grew up, too.
This study finds the current federal government's approach to family policy is falling short of the needs of parents. It makes the case for access to affordable childcare, improved leave for fathers, and tax policies that level the playing field in order to improve the quality of family life in Canada. The study also provides an analysis of the cost and distributional impact of income splitting for families with children under 18.
Time to Grow Up
Family policies for the way we live now
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