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  "path": "/opinion/op-ed/letters-to-the-vancouver-sun-instead-of-reducing-cpp-premium-carney-should-have-increased-benefit-for-future-retirees",
  "publishedAt": "2026-05-08T23:00:16.000Z",
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  "textContent": "For decades. there was an assumption that the Canada Pension Plan would act as an adjunct to workplace pension plans. If you weren’t fortunate to have a union in your workplace, you were unlikely to have a pension plan and you relied largely on meagre CPP and OAS benefits for your retirement. For a decade, the Canadian Labour Congress pressed the federal government to double the Canada Pension Plan from 25 per cent to 50 per cent of earnings after a lifetime of work. Read More",
  "title": "Letters to The Vancouver Sun: Instead of reducing CPP premium, Carney should have increased benefit for future retirees",
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