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October 22, 2010
Growing Canada Pension Plan
In a new paper, SFU public policy analyst Jonathan Kesselman argues the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) will have to get a lot fatter to enable Canadians to maintain their accustomed standard of living in retirement. University of Calgary School of Public Policy has just published Kesselman’s paper, Expanding Canada Pension Plan Retirement Benefits: Assessing Big CPP Proposals. Kesselman favours a bigger CPP over expanding workplace pensions and individual savings. “Mandatory and universal coverage with higher benefit rates than the current CPP are essential to ensure benefit adequacy for all Canadians,” says Kesselman.
http://at.sfu.ca/iYGsSw
Jon Kesselman, 778.782.5035, kesselman@sfu.ca
Screening cosmetic products
According to a new study, four out of five personal health products used by Canadians contain at least one ingredient with suspected links to environmental or health problems. The David Suzuki Foundation, which conducted the survey-based study, says the results mean Canada needs to strengthen rules that keep toxic chemicals out of personal care products. SFU chemist Paul Li, an expert on chemical and biochemical analysis, has some thoughts on the Suzuki Foundation’s recommendation and links between cosmetic product use and cancer, reproductive disorders, asthma and allergies.
Paul Li, 778.782.5956, paulli@sfu.ca
Retrofitting suburbia
How can ghostboxes, dead malls, aging office parks, out-dated edge cities, and blighted commercial strips be retrofitted into more sustainable places? Ellen Dunham-Jones, an award-winning architect and leading authority on suburban redevelopment, has some unique ideas. On October 28, 7 p.m., at SFU’s Surrey campus, she will speak about the drivers behind successful suburban retrofits in North America and illustrate the three principal strategies: re-inhabitation, redevelopment and re-greening. Dunham-Jones is co-author of the award-winning book, Retrofitting Suburbia: Urban Design Solutions for Redesigning Suburbs, and is a professor of architecture and urban design at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Admission is free but seating is limited and reservations are required. Reserve your seat at www.sfu.ca/reserve.
In a new paper, SFU public policy analyst Jonathan Kesselman argues the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) will have to get a lot fatter to enable Canadians to maintain their accustomed standard of living in retirement. University of Calgary School of Public Policy has just published Kesselman’s paper, Expanding Canada Pension Plan Retirement Benefits: Assessing Big CPP Proposals. Kesselman favours a bigger CPP over expanding workplace pensions and individual savings. “Mandatory and universal coverage with higher benefit rates than the current CPP are essential to ensure benefit adequacy for all Canadians,” says Kesselman.
http://at.sfu.ca/iYGsSw
Jon Kesselman, 778.782.5035, kesselman@sfu.ca
Screening cosmetic products
According to a new study, four out of five personal health products used by Canadians contain at least one ingredient with suspected links to environmental or health problems. The David Suzuki Foundation, which conducted the survey-based study, says the results mean Canada needs to strengthen rules that keep toxic chemicals out of personal care products. SFU chemist Paul Li, an expert on chemical and biochemical analysis, has some thoughts on the Suzuki Foundation’s recommendation and links between cosmetic product use and cancer, reproductive disorders, asthma and allergies.
Paul Li, 778.782.5956, paulli@sfu.ca
Retrofitting suburbia
How can ghostboxes, dead malls, aging office parks, out-dated edge cities, and blighted commercial strips be retrofitted into more sustainable places? Ellen Dunham-Jones, an award-winning architect and leading authority on suburban redevelopment, has some unique ideas. On October 28, 7 p.m., at SFU’s Surrey campus, she will speak about the drivers behind successful suburban retrofits in North America and illustrate the three principal strategies: re-inhabitation, redevelopment and re-greening. Dunham-Jones is co-author of the award-winning book, Retrofitting Suburbia: Urban Design Solutions for Redesigning Suburbs, and is a professor of architecture and urban design at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Admission is free but seating is limited and reservations are required. Reserve your seat at www.sfu.ca/reserve.