The management of public finances may not have received due attention from the premiers in Halifax. But as our federal and provincial political leaders gear up for next year's budget season, they would be wise to acknowledge the seriousness of growing government debt and put forth bold plans to balance their budgets. Kicking the debt down the road simply isn't an option.

Canada can afford its Old Age Security system without making younger Canadians wait an extra two years to receive benefits, Parliamentary...

The Conservatives' planned changes to Old Age Security will save Canada anywhere from $10 to $12 billion, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty s...

Ontario Finance Minister Dwight Duncan thinks his federal counterpart should leave public attacks aside and instead focus on working toge...

Small spending allotments are trampled by spending cuts to health and essential service agencies. A mention of money being set aside for Aboriginal education is accompanied by a cut of two per cent to Aboriginal Affairs, and 5.7 per cent cut to Health Canada. This seems like a "take from Peter to give to Paul" kind of game, with no one being the clear winner.

With the budget coming up, we need to talk Old Age Security (OAS). The cost of the OAS program will explode, going from $36 billion in 2010 to $108 billion in 2030. Refusing to deal with this problem for partisan reasons would be completely irresponsible to future generations, if not shameful.

OTTAWA - Changes to Canada's Old Age Security program expected to be outlined in this week's federal budget will mean higher costs for the provinces, ...

The government has decided to make cuts to Old Age Security (OAS). The truth is that OAS is economically beneficial to all of society -- seniors on OAS spend all of their money in their neighborhoods. That is money reinvested in our economy, in small businesses that in turn create jobs.

UPDATE: Jim Flaherty has announced that the federal budget will be delivered on Thursday March 29. When is Canada's 2012 federal budget? That's ...

OTTAWA - The federal government is stepping up its rhetoric to justify plans to cut public pension benefits, but remains silent on how it will address...

OTTAWA - A popular savings program created by the federal Conservatives is exacerbating the fiscal pressure on public pension benefits — even as the...

OTTAWA - Canada's budget watchdog is firing back at critics who have accused him of flip-flopping in declaring public pension programs sustainable.In ...

OTTAWA - Canadians won't have to worry about cuts to elderly benefits for years, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said Friday, hinting that changes won't...

The ghost of elections past is coming back to haunt Stephen Harper. The Liberals are pointing out that when Harper campaigned against Liberal prime...

Seniors and members of the labour movement concerned about changes to Old Age Security staged peaceful sit-ins at the offices of 24 Conse...

A Conservative MP has agreed to meet with a group of Windsor-area CAW retirees after they occupied the MP's office for two hours Thursday...

OTTAWA - Canada is not facing a crisis over public pensions, the country's budget watchdog concludes in a report that appears to undermine the Harper ...

The Conservative government is considering increasing the age of eligibility for Canada's Old Age Security system, Prime Minister Stephen...

OTTAWA - The federal government considers it imperative to cut the costs of public pensions and intends to propose future reforms in the budget, Finan...

OTTAWA — A 27 year-old NDP MP is urging young Canadians to pay attention to a pension debate heating up on Parliament Hill, suggesting that a fundam...