Wednesday, December 11, 2013

Motion to Expand CPP Voted Down

Thunder Bay-Rainy River MPP John Rafferty is expressing disappointment in the Conservative government for failing to accept an NDP motion to expand the Canadian Pension Plan.

In Ottawa, Rafferty told the House of Commons that the government has made it clear retirement security is not its priority.

Finance Minister's Parliamentary Assistant Andrew Saxton says the NDP's proposal would eliminate up to 70 thousand jobs across the country.