Canadians' ability to save for retirement has received more attention as of late, with the Ontario government promising to introduce a new provincial pension plan by 2017, and Justin Trudeau's Liberals commiting to enhance the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) during the federal election campaign.
The dust has settled on Canada's 42nd general election, and after voting the Harper Conservatives out of power, Canadians are anxiously awaiting the "real change" that Justin Trudeau's Liberals promised to voters during the election campaign.
In our third and final interview for the 2015 Federal Election – part of a series of interviews Think Forward has conducted with MPs and candidates heading into Election Day – Think Forward Managing Editor Michael Hurley recently spoke to Matthew Rowlinson, the NDP candidate for London West.
Continuing with the series of interviews that Think Forward is conducting with MPs and candidates for the 2015 Federal Election, Think Forward Managing Editor Michael Hurley recently interviewed Bruce Hyer, MP for Thunder Bay-Superior North and Deputy Leader of the Green Party, to discuss a number of pressing issues in this election, from climate change to Bill C-51 to post-secondary education.
Over the next several weeks, much will be made of the political parties and leaders that are vying for voters’ support in the October 19th Federal Election. Debates will undoubtedly be heated, informative, and in some cases, misleading. And, much like in elections past, commentators will ask the perpetually unanswered question: why is it that a majority of young people don't vote?
Almost three years after fast food workers in the U.S. staged nationwide protests calling for a $15 minimum wage, the "Fight for 15" is gaining huge momentum across North America, with the province of Alberta and cities like Seattle, Los Angeles, and San Francisco approving $15 wages, and the state of New York preparing to do the same for workers in the fast food industry.
So you’ve just graduated university. You've spent three to four years studying, had more late nights at the library than you care to admit, and are now preparing to enter the labour market. You're ready to put your degree to work, and start achieving success in your career. Unfortunately for many new graduates, "success" means a part-time job outside of their field of specialization.
As Canadians, we are often told that Canada has a long history of being more tolerant and accepting of minority groups than our American neighbours. While this may be true of the past century, was Canadian treatment of minorities always so positive?
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