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Lorraine, was it? Highlights from The Presidential Town Hall Debate

Hina P. Ansari | Posted 12.17.2012 | Canada Politics
Hina P. Ansari

Last night Obama needed to win. There really was no other option. Obama was so on (and then some) that you could feel Bill Maher's elation when he tweeted about the return of the "Black Ninja." Then it got seriously real when the issue of energy and drilling companies motivated both to pretty much get into each other's grills creating one of many unexpected and unforgettable moments. Moments such as a woman named Lorraine. Or was it Lorianne? In fact, there was a binder full of women. Romney attempting to spike the ball by asking Obama repeatedly if he has in fact checked his (much smaller) pension. And Michelle and Ann's fashion blunder.

Tories' Plans For MP Pensions Revealed

CP | Jennifer Ditchburn, The Canadian Press | Posted 11.18.2012 | Canada Politics

OTTAWA - Conservative backbenchers don't have much of a say when it comes to government legislation, but when it comes to the touchy subject of their ...

Sit-Ins At 24 MPs' Offices Over Old Age Security

CBC | Posted 04.10.2012 | Canada Politics

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

Flaherty: Pension Reform Is Coming Whether We Like It Or Not

CP | Julian Beltrame, The Canadian Press | Posted 04.03.2012 | Canada Politics

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

Althia Raj

Pension Debate Signals Major Social Shift

HuffingtonPost.com | Althia Raj | Posted 02.02.2012 | Canada Politics

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...

No Changes To Old-Age Security: Flaherty

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 04.02.2012 | Canada Politics

OTTAWA - The upcoming federal budget will not include changes to the Old Age Security program for seniors but changes are coming, Finance Minister Jim...

Tories Cut Off Debate On New Pension Plan

CP | Bruce Cheadle, The Canadian Press | Posted 04.01.2012 | Canada Politics

OTTAWA - The Conservative government's move Tuesday to curtail debate on legislation creating a new pooled pension plan illustrated some of the potent...

Are You Saving For Your Retirement?

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 03.31.2012 | Canada Business

TORONTO - As pensions come under increased pressure from corporate and public-sector cost-cutting, Canadians need to place a higher priority on saving...

Budget, Pensions To Be Focus As MPs Return

CP | Bruce Cheadle, The Canadian Press | Posted 03.30.2012 | Canada Politics

OTTAWA - A winter parliamentary session that many have predicted will be a donnybrook began Monday with the gloves still on, and the only jersey askew...

Harper At Davos: Ottawa Poised To Transform Immigration, Pensions, Research

CP | Heather Scoffield, The Canadian Press | Posted 03.27.2012 | Canada Politics

DAVOS, Switzerland - Ottawa will transform the country's pension system to curtail government costs, but details won't come until the budget, Prime Mi...

MP Pensions Under Fire

CBC | Posted 03.12.2012 | Canada Politics

With the federal government potentially eyeing changes to public sector pensions, there are new calls to alter the pensions that members ...

Should We Double Pension Plan Benefits?

Michel Kelly-Gagnon | Posted 02.27.2012 | Canada Business
Michel Kelly-Gagnon

Canadians have too much debt and don't make enough money to save for their retirement? No problem. If we only forced everyone to save more -- poof! -- the problem would disappear and pensioners would get government cheques twice as generous.

Ottawa Under-Reporting Pension Liability: Study

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 02.12.2012 | Canada Politics

OTTAWA - A new study says the federal government is under-reporting its pension liabilities by some $80 billion.The C.D. Howe Institute says Ottawa's ...

TD Bank Chief Warns Of U.S.-Style Crisis In Canada

The Huffington Post Canada | Daniel Tencer | Posted 12.20.2011 | Canada Business

The head of one of Canada's largest banks is warning that the country is facing a financial crisis of similar proportions to those seen in the U.S. an...

Rachel Mendleson

On Labour Day Weekend, Head Of Canada's Largest Union Takes Stock

HuffingtonPost.com | Rachel Mendleson | Posted 11.03.2011 | Canada Business

The post-recession world has not been kind to organized labour. With corporations and governments under pressure to cut costs and reduce deficits, uni...

McGill University Staffers Ready To Strike

Montreal Gazette | Posted 10.25.2011 | Canada Business

Non-academic employees at Mc-Gill University voted in favour of a strike mandate on Wednesday, meaning administrative and laboratory workers can legal...

Canadians Facing a Crisis of Confidence

Deborah Coyne | Posted 10.21.2011 | Canada
Deborah Coyne

The great danger now emerging is that if Canadians can no longer be persuaded of the legitimacy of national action, our collective ability to build on what we have in common will gradually, but inevitably, disintegrate.