Canada just marked Remembrance Day, an occasion where we show our support and commitment to the brave men and women who have served, and continue to serve our country. Despite that sentiment, political promises made to veterans do not always translate into action. That has been the case for [Read more]
We hear a lot about the disappearing middle class these days and we should be hearing as much, or perhaps even more, about the plight of seniors mired in poverty. Whether it is because of pensions that underperform or vanish altogether, more seniors are requiring assistance from the [Read more]
You may have heard: the retirement security of Canadians is under threat. At the World Economic Forum in January, Stephen Harper called the future of Canada’s Old Age Security (OAS) program into question. OAS provides supplementary income to 98% of Canadians over the age of 65. The government has [Read more]
One of the things I heard a great deal during the Canada Post lockout was that most people would love to have the kind of pension that postal workers have. I cannot argue with that. I often hear from people struggling to get by on inadequate pensions and statisticians tell us this phenomenon is [Read more]
New Democrats: Northern families need MPs who understand challenges faced in region THUNDER BAY, ON – New Democrat candidates across Northern Ontario released their plan today for creating jobs, protecting pensions, restoring health care, and making life more affordable in the region. “In 2008 [Read more]
Harper declines to eliminate seniors’ poverty, strengthen CPP, take HST off home heating OTTAWA, ON – The Harper Government’s 2011 Budget has little to make life more affordable for Canadian families, deal effectively with the pensions crisis, and provide substantial support for health care, [Read more]
Hyer says what Harper puts in Budget will signal Conservative election intentions OTTAWA, ON – As the House of Commons returns from a 1-week break in what could be the dying days of this Parliament, MP Bruce Hyer is calling on the Prime Minister to consider carefully what he puts in the 2011 [Read more]
December 19, 2010 Multi-pronged approach needed to solve savings challenge Today the Provinces of Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Manitoba, British Columbia and Ontario called on the federal government to keep a modest CPP enhancement on the table as part of a package of reforms [Read more]
McGuinty Government Consults On A More Secure Retirement Ontario is taking the next step to strengthen retirement income security by releasing the discussion paper “Securing our Retirement Future: Consulting with Ontarians on Canada’s Retirement Income System.” It outlines the [Read more]
October 19, 2010 McGuinty Government Continues to Modernize and Strengthen Retirement Income System Reforms to be introduced today will further strengthen Ontarians’ pensions, addressing concerns of workers, retirees, and employers. The Securing Pension Benefits Now and for the Future Act, [Read more]
DATE: 4 SEPTEMBER 2010 HYER TO CELEBRATE ACHIEVEMENTS OF CANADIAN WORKERS MP to attend 2010 Labour Day celebrations in Thunder Bay Today THUNDER BAY – Bruce Hyer, Member of Parliament for Thunder Bay–Superior North, is recognizing the achievements of Canadian workers at Thunder Bay’s Labour [Read more]
NEW DEMOCRAT BILLS PASS IMPORTANT VOTES IN COMMONS Ottawa – Carol Hughes is lauding the passage of an important Climate Change Bill and the continued success of another bill that will bring an element of fairness to the Canada pension deductions for members of Canada’s military and RCMP. Both [Read more]
