The payout formulas for defined-benefit (DB) pension plans, such as those typically provided to government employees across Canada, produce little-acknowledged yet striking inequities, according…
Canada is in the happy position of being able to address its fiscal challenges not just through eliminating deficits, but also by promoting growth in the economy and the tax base, according to a…
Fixing rich, underfunded MP pensions is a key step in pension reform, according to a report released today by the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Fixing MP Pensions: Parliamentarians Must Lead Canada’s…
The federal government’s unfunded liabilities for its employee pension plans total $227 billion, far more than reported, according to a report released today by the C.D. Howe Institute…
The C.D. Howe Institute today released its 2011 federal Shadow Budget with a five-step plan to end the flow of red ink in Ottawa ahead of the government’s five-year timeline. In A Faster Track to…