Liberal stall tactics threaten to derail pension protection bill

With this historic private member’s bill, the Liberal government appears to be prioritizing banks over seniors, according to the Canadian Federation of Pensioners.

Conservative MP Marilyn Gladu's private member's bill, C-228, passed third reading on Nov. 23. The passage of this landmark bill marks the closest Canadian pensioners have come to meaningful pension protection, writes Michael Powell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY MICHAEL POWELL

November 28, 2022

Quietly, with virtually no media coverage, Canadians relying on private defined benefit pensions received good news on Nov. 23.

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