Reading Time: 4 minutes Universal drug coverage for Canada may offer a small personal loss for a few but a larger public gain
Author: Robert Brown
Rob’s research focus is the design of financial security programs in times of rapidly shifting demographics. In his 39 years at Waterloo, Rob wrote seven books and over 50 refereed papers.
Who benefits from an expanded CPP?
Reading Time: 3 minutes The government? Likely. High earners? Definitely. Middle-income earners? Unlikely. Low-income workers may even see a reduction in overall benefits
Workers over 65 should be entitled to employer health plans
Reading Time: 3 minutes Keeping employees healthy and productive is critical, so what do we save when employee health benefits are cut for staff who are seniors?
We really do need an expanded Canada Pension Plan
Reading Time: 3 minutes A significant proportion of future Canadian retirees are going to suffer measurable deterioration in their standards of living
Why private health insurance coverage in Canada needs a review
Reading Time: 4 minutes Canadians rely on private insurance to help pay health costs not covered by our public system but losing a job shouldn’t mean losing coverage
The good, the bad and the ugly of an expanded CPP
Reading Time: 3 minutes The correct audience may not have been targeted with this reform, which may also discourage private savings
Think twice before adopting Australia’s pension reform model
Reading Time: 3 minutes Let’s look at the evidence before blindly adopting the Australian pension system as our own
Wait times continue to drag health care outcomes down
Reading Time: 3 minutes It will take political courage to improve Canada’s health care system
Giving Canadians the pension system they need
Reading Time: 4 minutes It just requires some imagination and a few (but important) tweaks to existing pension and income tax laws
Pros and cons of an expanded Canada Pension Plan
Reading Time: 4 minutes Governments would be wise to remember making changes to the CPP is a very complex issue