Fair Pensions


New Brunswick Pension Wars

May 6, 2013
New Brunswick Pension Wars

        In New Brunswick the province tried to implement a new Shared Risk pension solutions. It was faulty from the start and we have strong  criticisms of the approach used to implement it. Now it seems the province’s seniors are in agreement with our position. Here are two articles we wrote...
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Tighten Your Belt

March 26, 2013
Tighten Your Belt


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OMERS Meltdown

March 18, 2013
OMERS Meltdown

  The OMERS pensions plan is in crisis. You can see our most recent presentation on the problem at the City of Hamilton. We have been presenting the pension problem to city councils across the province.,   Click here for the Power Point presentation
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ADVOCIS – Pension Panel

March 18, 2013
ADVOCIS – Pension Panel

The Need for Pension Products to Increase the Levels of Retirement Funding Provided by Employers   Defined benefit (DB) plans are rapidly disappearing from our retirement planning landscape. What does this mean for working women and men in Canada? The financial futures of many Canadians who have traditionally counted on an employer-sponsored DB plan...
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Sunshine List only slice of true compensation

March 18, 2013
Sunshine List only slice of true compensation

    The Hamilton Spectator – March 18, 2013 An advocacy group says it’s time to revamp the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act to reveal the true cost to taxpayers. The call from Bill Tufts, founder of Fair Pensions For All, comes days before the annual Sunshine List of salaries over $100,000 hits the...
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HAMILTON CITY SLACKERS

January 30, 2013
HAMILTON CITY SLACKERS

          See Gareth on Sun News with Brian Lilley discussing the problem in Hamilton where 29 employees were laid off for the City of Hamilton used video surveillance and GPS records of city vehicles to investigate 31 employees for “neglect of duties, time theft and breach of trust,” according to...
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Senate Hearings on Bill C45

January 18, 2013
Senate Hearings on Bill C45

In late November Mark Mullins and Bill were asked to present to the Senate as they were deliberating on Bill C45 and they convened a special session on pensions. You can see the written presentation here in its entirety. Senate Finance Hearings  Presentation  
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Compensation report to City of London

January 15, 2013
Compensation report to City of London

Here is the compensation report for the City of London Click here for Compensation report – Power Point
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City of Hamilton Compensation Report

January 8, 2013
City of Hamilton Compensation Report

This report is courtesy of Mr Jim Sweetman of the Hamilton Civic League who prepared this information. Analysis of City of Hamilton Expenses REV Jan 7 See his commentary on the report. The Elephant in the Equation  
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City of Kitchener Budget Presentation

January 8, 2013
City of Kitchener Budget Presentation

The Budget presentations for the City of Kitchener were on January 7, 2012 Click here for the media release that was sent out City of Kitchener Budget Presentations Click here for the Power Point Presentation  City of Kitchener compensation expenses REV Jan 4 Click here for Gareth’s interview on the Gary Doyle show to...
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