Pension plan doubts as Australia privatizes and Canada hikes
Peter Holle argues that Canada should resist CPP premium hikes and central planning. He contrasts Australia’s privatized superannuation with Britain and Chile, noting higher retirement income, stronger means testing, and larger national savings under privatization. He warns that Canada’s approach mirrors illusory quick fixes and harms future retirees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
Britain
Chile
Canada
Peter Holle
Frontier
The
Frontier Centre For Public Policy
Grain inquiry to be guided by industry voices
The Grain handling and transportation inquiry led by Willard Estey will include an industry advisory group. Railways, grain companies, Wheat Growers and farm lobby groups will dominate the representation, raising questions about who truly speaks for farmers and whether the inquiry will aid those at the bottom. A 500-farmer west central Saskatchewan protest without official support highlighted tensions over branch-line closures and future policy.
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Supreme Court
Willard Estey
Estey
Feds
KAP
Wild Rose Agricultural Producers
Farmers’ Union
West Central
Saskatchewan
Precision farmers rely on GPS to map fields and boost yields
Art Dalton of Prairie Geomatics sketches how GPS driven tools like ImageMap infrared vegetation indices and soil sampling guide fertilizer use, yield maps, and field acreage accuracy. The Birtle based firm, now in its third year, serves farmers, insurers, hunters, and rescue crews with satellite images, compact disks, and hand held GPS instruments.
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Rye
Iowa
Missouri
Art Dalton
Prairie Geomatics
Dalton
Lorraine Russell
Birtle
University of Winnipeg
U.S
Daltons
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Public Pension Foll
Canada Pension Plan
CPP
Caissede Depotet
Heritage Foundation
Paul Beingess
Inglis Area Heritage Committee Inc
Inglis
Techpluscom
Fred McGuinness
Supa
Vad.com
Mana
Sympatico.ca
Realty
Wee Horney
Eatey
Darlene Yakubowski
Pam
Bob Boss
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