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Ottawa's Pension Abyss: The Rapid Hidden Growth of Federal-Employee Retirement Liabilities

Ottawa's Pension Abyss: The Rapid Hidden Growth of Federal-Employee Retirement Liabilities

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Ottawa's Pension Abyss: The Rapid Hidden Growth of Federal-Employee Retirement Liabilities

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Ottawa's Pension Abyss: The Rapid Hidden Growth of Federal-Employee Retirement Liabilities

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C.D. Howe Institute

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Commentary - C.D. Howe Institute, 2012-12 (370), p.0_1

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English

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C.D. Howe Institute

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Even when scaled to the size of the federal government and the Canadian economy, $148.9 billion is a big number - more than one-quarter of Ottawa's reported debt3 and more than $17,000 per Canadian family of four. Yet the truth behind Ottawa's unfunded pension liability is worse. This is not readily apparent on the asset side - Ottawa reports a "sm...

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Ottawa's Pension Abyss: The Rapid Hidden Growth of Federal-Employee Retirement Liabilities

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TN_cdi_proquest_journals_1266212919

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_journals_1266212919

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0824-8001

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1703-0765

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