Union Bug Blog
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Jun 08, 2009 -
Finally, Governments Discover the Pension Crisis
Under the heading of ‘better late than never’, our governments have discovered that we have a pension crisis in Canada.
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Jun 02, 2009 -
Harper Won't Cancel Huge CPP Executive Bonuses
Despite a loss of $23.7 billion last year, Prime Minister Stephen Harper has ruled out cancelling a whopping $7 million in bonuses to the top four executives at the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB).
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May 29, 2009 -
"Tax Freedom Day" is a Bunch of Nonsense
It’s almost that time of year again where the Fraser Institute trots out it’s well-worn “Tax Freedom Day.” This is an annual event they use to highlight the fact that Canadians pay too much in taxes (in their opinion). Tax Freedom Day marks the moment when Canadians have collectively “paid off the total tax bill imposed on them by government and can finally start working for themselves.”
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May 21, 2009 -
Stressed Workers Fail to Use 34 Million Vacation Days
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May 15, 2009 -
Canada's Aging Population
Within the next two years, the first of the “baby boomers” will turn 65. By the year 2026, when the last of the boomers reaches that age, more than 20 percent of Canadians will be seniors.
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May 07, 2009 -
Life Before Pharmacare
In late 2007, the Canadian Health Care Coalition (CHC) held a series of hearings in communities across Canada on the matter of Canadian’s experiences and insights with regard to the cost, effectiveness, appropriateness and availability of prescription drugs.
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Apr 30, 2009 -
MayWorks Marks 15th Anniversary in Winnipeg
To celebrate the 15th year of the Winnipeg MayWorks Festival and the 90th Anniversary of the 1919 General Strike, organizers have chosen a historic theme for this year’s festival, which opened this week and runs until May 30.
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Apr 22, 2009 -
Economic Crisis is Uncovering Deeper Problems
Most people are well aware of the terrible effects that have resulted from the economic downturn that’s made its way across Canada over the past year: the lost jobs, the bankrupt companies, and the closed manufacturing plants. But an arguably larger and definitely less acknowledged effect of the financial meltdown has been the way it has decimated the retirement plans of millions of Canadians in a very short period of time.
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Apr 16, 2009 -
Public Services a Bargain for Canadians
Canadians love to moan and groan about how high we think wefre taxed. But according to a new study from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, Canada's average middle-income family would have to spend more than half its pay cheque to buy health care, education and the other gfreeh public services now paid for with tax dollars.
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Apr 08, 2009 -
Equality Day and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms