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Toward a New Balance in Social Policy: The Future Role of Guaranteed Annual Income within the Safety Net

Providing a comprehensive, one-size-fits-all guaranteed annual income (GAI) is not the best solution to fighting poverty in Canada, according to a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Toward a New Balance in Social Policy: The Future Role of Guaranteed Annual Income within the Safety Net,” author Peter Hicks urges policymakers to address poverty by using a “bottom-up” approach and…
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Inside Access: Toward a New Balance in Social Policy

Join us for a briefing on why a comprehensive, one-size-fits-all Guaranteed Annual Income should not be seen as the ideal goal by policymakers. Long-standing social objectives, including antipoverty goals, can be met by a more multidimensional understanding of poverty and by developing a new generation of social programs. Inside Access is an exclusive, members-only opportunity: 30 minute…
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Bigger CPP, Bigger Risks: What “Fully Funded” Expansion Means and Doesn’t Mean

Advocates of the expanded CPP call the new plan “fully funded,” and emphasize the security and reliability of its promised benefits. In an uncertain world, however, even the Canada Pension Plan makes no guarantees. Ottawa and the provinces should explain the risks of the plan more clearly, and create new regulations to protect younger Canadians by limiting potential contribution-rate increases.…