Tuesday, February 9, 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.

Julia Munro, MPP for York Simcoe and Opposition Critic, Associate Minister of Finance, has served in the Ontario Legislature since 1995, after a 28 year career as a high school teacher. She sits as a member of the Ontario PC caucus and is the official opposition critic for the Ontario Retirement Pension Plan and the government’s Poverty Reduction Strategy. Munro will provide an alternative perspective on the Ontario Retirement Pension Plan, highlighting the opposition’s concerns with the plan.

For further information, please contact Zachary Spicer.