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You’re invited to a newsmaker breakfast on pensions

Join a panel of policy experts and workers at a breakfast hosted by CUPE as they discuss solutions for fixing Canada’s pension crisis Tuesday, May 25, 2010.

A new perspective on pensions

A young worker, a national labour leader, a former chief actuary for the Canada Pension Plan, a seniors’ rights advocate, and a former Nortel worker-turned-pension reform activist. All have recommendations for Canada’s finance ministers when they meet in Prince Edward Island next month to talk pensions.

When
Tuesday, May 25, 2010. Breakfast is served between 7:45 a.m. and 8 a.m.
Presentations to begin at 8: 15 a.m.
Question and answer session at 8:45 a.m.

Where
The O’Connor Room at the Sheraton Hotel, 150 Albert Street, Ottawa

Speakers

  • Bernard Dussault, former Chief Actuary for the CPP, the OAS and the federal superannuation plans
  • Susan Eng, Vice President of Advocacy, Canadian Association for Retired Persons (CARP)
  • Mary Jane MacKinnon, Nortel retiree and pension reform activist
  • Paul Moist, National President, Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE)
  • Saleh Waziruddin, a trained engineer and call centre worker from Niagara Falls, Ontario

Seating is limited. Please RSVP to:
Allison Gifford, CUPE Communications
agifford@cupe.ca or 613-237-1590 ext. 393
 
For more information, visit the CUPE webpage It’s time to fix Canada’s pension crisis.