5 results found for "guaranteed annual income"
Intelligence Memos
From: Kevin Milligan
To: Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development
Date: July 4, 2016
Re: Dare to dream, but do the math
Minister, in your former academic life you wrote many papers exploring the benefits of placing Canada’s income transfers into one package—sometimes called a ‘Basic Income’ or a ‘Guaranteed Minimum Income’. You are aware of the possible advantages…
Intelligence Memos
From: Bob Baldwin
To: Legislators and Public at Large
Date: December 19, 2016
Re: In the “DB” pension plans versus “DC” debate, TB plans have plenty of appeal
Advocates for pure defined benefit (DB) pension plans have criticized Bill C-27 which would allow federally regulated employers to replace their defined benefit plans with target benefit plans. I too share a preference for DB, but I also…
Intelligence Memos
From: Livio Di Matteo and Colin Busby
To: Ministers of Finance and Health Canada
Date: July 20, 2016
Re: Why Ottawa Should Resist Provincial Calls for More Health Dollars
High on the agenda of this week’s premiers meeting in Whitehorse is whether to demand more federal cash in negotiations over a new health accord. The prior 2004 health accord delivered federal health transfer growth of 6…
Intelligence Memos
From: Bill Robson
To: Retirement savers, employers and pension plan administrators
Date: 21 June 2016
Re: The Finance Ministers’ Statement on CPP Expansion
That federal and provincial finance ministers announced agreement in principle to expand the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) at their 20 June 2016 meeting is no surprise. The prospect of a separate Ontario Retirement Pension Plan (ORPP) created a…
Intelligence Memos
From: Benjamin Dachis and Jennifer Y. Tsao
To: Finding the Parking Sweet Spot
Date: July 28, 2016
RE: Get rid of Jurassic Parking
You’ve had a bruising battle stuck between taxi companies and Uber. The next battle in the sharing economy is coming, and it will be over street parking. What should you do?
The issue is bubbling up in Canada’s four largest cities because of the upstart car sharing…