Hiking the retirement age is the wrong answer to the retirement crisis.

by Andrew Jackson Canadian Labour Congress

Raising the age of eligibility for Old Age Security/Guaranteed Income Supplement (OAS/GIS) benefits is the worst possible way to deal with the retirement income security crisis facing Canadians.

CCSD President & CEO, Peggy Taillon, spoke at the Liberal Biennial Convention this past weekend as part of the Advancing Equality, Cohesion, and Social Cohesion delegate sessions. The session focused on government's role in promoting safe and strong communities, investing in people, and lifting barriers that limit full participation of all Canadians in soceity.

You can read Peggy's speech which is available here. (PDF)

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Report of the Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal People (PDF)

Excerpt from report Introduction:

First Nations education is in crisis. In some First Nations communities a staggering 7 out of 10 First Nations students  will not graduate from high school this year. In far too many others, countless First Nations children will never attend a school equipped with libraries, science and technology labs or athletic facilities.  And incredibly, in a country as rich as ours, some First Nations children will never set foot in a proper school.