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What does the future look like for many hard working people in Ontario today? More and more Ontarians are working harder and longer without a workplace pension to provide security when they retire. You work hard, You deserve to know that you can afford to retire one day. That’s why New Democrats have proposed the first-ever Ontario Retirement Plan for all Ontarians. Only a province wide retirement plan can use the buying power of all Ontarians to help everyone have a decent retirement income. Working together we can change how pensions work in Ontario. And you’ll have the security of knowing your retirement income is protected. In the words of Andrea Horwath, Leader of Ontario’s NDP, “We need a retirement plan that protects families, instead of failing them. We can make saving for your retirement cost less and be more secure. Sounds like a good plan, doesn’t it?” Download the Ontario Pension Plan Leaflet HERE Download the Backgrounder document for the Ontario Pension Plan |
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HAMPTON DEMANDS PENSION PAYOUT FOR BUCHANAN GROUP’S 2,000 LAID-OFF WORKERS
5:12 pm Written by doug
Howard Hampton, MPP Kenora-Rainy River stood up in the Ontario Legislature today to ask the Minister of Finance, Dwight Duncan, what his plans are to ensure the laid-off workers of Buchanan Group of companies receive the $30 million in severance and termination pay they are entitled to.
Tags: Jobs and affordability, Natural resources, Northern Ontario, Pensions
Pension fairness for AbitibiBowater workers: Hampton
6:00 pm Written by doug
Earlier today during Question Period, Hampton asked about the McGuinty government’s recent decision to bail-out Nortel’s pension plan.
Tags: Northern Ontario, Pensions
NDP will stand up for families on health care, jobs as Legislature resumes
6:43 pm Written by doug
New Democrat Leader Andrea Horwath will put people first in the coming Legislative session, proposing sensible solutions on jobs, healthcare, retirement and other challenges facing the people who make Ontario work.
Tags: Health Care, Jobs and affordability, Pensions
A secure retirement for every Ontarian
1:38 pm Written by massimo
All Ontarians would have the opportunity to retire with the security of a decent, dependable retirement income under a new province-wide pension plan unveiled today by Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath. “No matter where they work, all Ontarians should be able to retire with dignity, security and without worry,” Horwath said. “An Ontario Retirement Plan is a sensible idea that would allow people who want to save for their retirement the chance to do so, wherever they work.”
Tags: Pensions, Seniors
McGuinty must support Nortel pensioners: NDP’s Miller
4:28 pm Written by doug
In Question Period this morning, NDP MPP and Pensions Critic Paul Miller demanded to know why the McGuinty Liberals are doing nothing to support Ontario’s Nortel pensioners.
Tags: Finance, Pensions, Seniors
Workers get the shaft, Buchanan gets $80-million
5:40 pm Written by doug
Kenora-Rainy River NDP MPP Howard Hampton says the McGuinty government has shovelled more than $80-million to the Buchanan Group of Companies while former employees are left with no severance or termination pay.
Tags: Natural resources, Northern Ontario, Pensions
McGuinty leaves Nortel pensioners out in the cold: Horwath
5:22 pm Written by doug
QUEEN’S PARK – NDP Leader Andrea Horwath says the McGuinty government’s inaction on pension protection is leaving up to 20,000 Nortel employees out in the cold and facing a dramatic reduction in their benefits. The company is currently restructuring under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA). Its $3-billion pension [...]
Tags: Jobs and affordability, Pensions
Miller demands bridge to steelworkers’ pensions
12:07 am Written by saul
NDP MPP Paul Miller grilled the McGuinty Liberals today on the fate of pensions for workers at U.S. Steel-Stelco who were within months of retirement when news broke of the plant closure and layoffs.
Tags: Finance, Jobs and affordability, Pensions
DON’T wait for Ottawa on pension reform: Horwath
11:41 am Written by doug
NDP Leader Andrea Horwath called on Dalton McGuinty to ensure that Ontario families will have a reliable income when they retire and not shrug-off responsibility to the federal government.
Tags: Jobs and affordability, Pensions
Liberals Walk Away from Retirees: Horwath
2:19 pm Written by doug
NDP leader Andrea Horwath says the McGuinty Liberals voted yesterday to walk away from Ontario’s retirees by defeating an NDP amendment to the budget bill that would have protected workplace pensions.
Tags: Labour, Pensions, Seniors
Time for McGuinty to protect pensions: Miller
2:10 pm Written by doug
NDP Pensions Critic and MPP for Hamilton East—Stoney Creek Paul Miller is renewing his call for the McGuinty Liberals to protect the pensions of hard-working Ontarians.
