I am concerned that a growing number of New Brunswickers will not have sufficient income in their retirement. I know that some low income seniors in my riding find themselves having to make unacceptable trade-offs, deciding whether to buy groceries or fill their prescriptions, for example. It is estimated that two thirds of Canadians have no workplace pension plan. Based […]
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Video by Dennis Atchinson, The Dennis Report David Coon, MLA for Fredericton South and Green Party Leader, and Brian Steeves, retired economist with Dept. of Finance NB speak to the need for the expansion of the Canada Pension Plan as a strategy for income security for everyone, and of New Brunswick’s significant challenges to participate because of the Shared Risk […]
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Fredericton – As the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty occurs on Saturday, David Coon, MLA for Fredericton South and Leader of the Green Party of New Brunswick, is calling on the Minister of Social Development to eliminate the practice of clawing back extra income from seniors living in subsidized housing. “Seniors living in poverty struggle to purchase the basic […]
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