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Sunil Johal @suniljohal.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Canadian-company only TFSA contributions would be nightmare to administer and benefit less than 5% of pop'n. Why not match TFSA contributions 50/50 (similar to RESP) for those with incomes under $100K. Expand savings for everyone rather than boost for the top 1-2% who don't need more advantages.

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Sunil Johal @suniljohal.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

Time to modernize Employment Insurance to rectify adequacy, eligibility and duration challenges is now. Not to mention critical need to increase access to skills-training for those who are set to lose their jobs in the months to come. ppforum.ca/publications...

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Facilitating the Future of Work Through a Modernized EI System - Public Policy Forum

Gaps in Canada’s Employment Insurance program are already leaving too many workers behind as gig work, part-time jobs and self-employment grow. EI needs to be modernized now to support Canadians as th...

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Jennifer Robson 🇨🇦 @jrobson.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Inspired by a few conversations I've had in the last several weeks, here's something on lessons from the pandemic benefits that should apply if/as Ottawa has to respond to Trump's tariffs starting tomorrow with the tools it has at hand. medium.com/@jennifer.ro... #cdnpoli #cdnecon

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Pandemic-era lessons for the coming crisis

On Wednesday Howard Lutnick appeared to offer some assurances that Canada might be able to avoid February 1 tariffs if it only addressed…

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Sunil Johal @suniljohal.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

If there's ever a time to tackle inter-provincial trade barriers, it's now. In light of Trump tariff sabre-rattling, imperative to eliminate domestic trade restrictions that add between 7.8 and 14.5% to costs of goods and services, and would increase GDP per capita by ~4%.

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Sunil Johal @suniljohal.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

The federal government's Recruitment of Policy Leaders program is now accepting applications - great opportunity to do meaningful work on issues that matter. Certainly changed trajectory and nature of my career! www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/career-carri...

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Recruitment of Policy Leaders

By becoming a policy leader, you can help develop government policies to address today's key challenges and prepare for tomorrow's.

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