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Tag Archives: Canada Pension Plan

Philip Cross

The ugly truth behind the plan to expand the Canada Pension Plan: Philip Cross in the Financial Post

Forcing all Canadians to contribute to an expanded Canada Pension Plan is just a backdoor way to make up for gaps in underfunded...

 

June 21, 2016 at 9:44 am read more
Brian Lee Crowley

Canadians don’t need to be told how much to save for retirement: Brian Lee Crowley in the Ottawa Citizen

Don’t believe the hype coming from the special interests and big-government bureaucrats, writes Brian Lee Crowley in the Ottawa Citizen. Canadians are just...

 

June 17, 2016 at 3:17 pm read more
Sean Speer, US deficit, deficit reduction

How overblown are retirement crisis concerns? Just ask our Finance Minister: Sean Speer in the Globe

  Concerns about a retirement crisis in Canada are overblown, writes MLI Senior Fellow Sean Speer in the Globe and Mail.  And as evidence...

 

January 18, 2016 at 12:31 pm read more

Boosting retirement savings requires Ottawa’s scalpel, not its sledgehammer, Speer tells BNN

Are there pockets of the Canadian population the federal government could be helping to boost their retirement savings? Absolutely. But that doesn’t mean all...

 

January 14, 2016 at 11:24 am read more

Ottawa can help Canadians achieve a secure retirement without CPP expansion: MLI report by Philip Cross and Sean Speer

Concern over the state of Canadians’ retirement savings is overblown, authors find, and what issues there are require a ‘scalpel’, not a ‘sledgehammer’...

 

January 13, 2016 at 10:51 am read more

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  • Indo-Pacific at the heart of rules-based order: J. Berkshire Miller in the Japan Times

    Columns, Foreign Affairs, In the Media, Indo-Pacific, Jonathan Berkshire Miller, Latest News, Recent News, Security studies / counterterrorism

    The true litmus case for the rules-based order will be its ability to evolve and withstand the challenges in the Indo-Pacific in the...

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  • Is a lack of willingness to change jobs suppressing wage growth? New MLI Study

    Economic policy, Economy Policy - papers, Latest News, Papers, Philip Cross, Press Releases, Recent News

    OTTAWA, ON (December 11, 2019): Unemployment is at record lows in Canada, which usually means wages are set to rise. However, despite high...

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  • Should Canada ban non-residents from buying homes? No: Philip Cross in the Toronto Star

    Columns, Economic policy, In the Media, Latest News, Philip Cross, Recent News, Social issues

    Unfortunately, taxing or even banning non-residents from buying homes hardly addresses the real reasons behind soaring house prices and in practice is not...

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  • Stop meddling, government. Let the economy play to its strengths: Philip Cross in the Financial Post

    Columns, Economic policy, In the Media, Latest News, Philip Cross, Recent News

    Our comparative advantage results from necessity and synergies among successful industries, not academic fads or industrial policy framed in government offices, writes Philip...

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  • Despite Trump, courts will consider the US "safe" for refugees: Michael Barutciski for Inside Policy

    Foreign Affairs, Immigration, Inside Policy, Latest News, Recent News

    A legal challenge against Canada's Safe Third Country Agreement with the US is unlikely to succeed. By Michael Barutciski, December 6, 2019 The...

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Ep. 39 - A New NATO to counter Putin's Challenge with Quentin Hodgson and Elliot Tepper

In the latest episode of Pod Bless Canada, MLI Research Advisory Board Member Dr. Elliot Tepper was joined by Quentin Hodgson, a senior...

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