Thursday, January 28, 2016
12:00-1:00 pm
Academic South 215 

As many Canadians worry about their retirement, governments are struggling to find the right mechanism to facilitate and incentivize savings. Some are concerned that existing pension plans are insufficient and underfunded. The government of Ontario shares these concerns and campaigned in the 2014 provincial election to create a retirement plan for Ontario. Named the Ontario Retirement Pension Plan (ORPP), the provincial government’s proposal is being hotly debated. Two of the key players in the ORPP debate will independently make their case for and against an Ontario-specific retirement plan. These lectures are part of POLI 2Q98 – An Introduction to Canadian Public Administration. All are welcome to attend.

Mitzie Hunter, MPP for Scarborough-Guildwood and Associate Minister of Finance, was first elected to the Ontario legislature in 2013. She previously worked as CEO of the Greater Toronto CivicAction Alliance. She was appointed as the Associate Minister of Finance in 2014 and is responsible for implementing the Ontario Retirement Pension Plan. Minister Hunter will make the case that the province needs the Ontario Retirement Pension Plan.

For further information, please contact Zachary Spicer.