On November 4, the Government of Canada tabled its 2025-2026 budget. Entitled “Canada Strong,” Budget 2025 outlines the government’s commitment to responding to significant global economic shifts, strengthening Canadian sovereignty, and reducing costs for Canadians.  The budget lays out what it describes as a “generation investment strategy” to boost the economy and build critical infrastructure, […]

This opinion piece by Bonnie-Jeanne MacDonald was originally published in The Globe and Mail. A hidden retirement crisis is unfolding in Canada. For decades, the focus has rightly been on low-income older Canadians. But the next wave of retirees – what I call the Vulnerable Massive Middle – are quietly heading toward a different kind […]

For the first time, we have an early indicator that the Canadian Dental Care Plan may be reducing hardship among older adults. According to new research from the National Institute on Ageing, the proportion of older Canadians who report being unable to afford dental care has dropped 5 percentage points since the program was introduced. […]