Posts Tagged ‘Commentary’

Retailers stopped accepting cheques several years ago as consumer preferences shifted from paper to plastic.  Many feared that the final nail in the coffin for cheques came when the federal government announced plans to phase out cheques for Canada Pension Plan payments and tax refunds by April 2016.  After that it will be direct deposit…

Canada has quite a good system of helping to reduce poverty in our senior citizens.  OAS is payable to most.  GIS is available for low income seniors, plus every province and territory has a variety of support programs. But what about a guaranteed minimum income amount for all adults? This fall Swiss voters will vote…