Rising OAS and GIS costs outpacing economic growth, straining the federal budget Canada’s aging population is creating a financial crisis that policymakers cannot afford to ignore. The rising costs of Old Age Security (OAS) and the Guaranteed Income Supplement...
An open letter to political leaders written by investment management firm Letko Brosseau, ‘LB’, signed by about ninety current and former Canadian corporate chief executive officers, exhorts government officials to induce public pension plans to allocate more –...
The National Post’s recent profile of Canada Pension Plan’s investment philosophy notes that CPP Investment Board managers have bought into Environmental, Social and Governance, ‘ESG’, scoring in its asset allocation. Having permeated Canada’s institutional investment...
An interview with policy visionary and Frontier Policy Advisory Board member Sir Roger Douglas from New Zealand.
A Snapshot of Property Rights Protection in Canada After 10 years
The writ has been dropped and Albertans are off to the polls on May 29. That leaves just four weeks for political leaders and voters to sort out what is arguably the most divisive, yet significant, issue for this election - health care. On Day 2, NDP leader Rachel...
Citizens have more secure retirements when they have more say in their pension investments and government stays out of the way.