Are younger Canadians considering retirement costs? Some say they can’t afford not to
Are younger Canadians considering retirement costs? Some say they can’t afford not to

Are younger Canadians considering retirement costs? Some say they can’t afford not to

Maria Nsue

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A new report calls for a publicly funded insurance system for long-term care. Canadians would pay into the system during their working lives, and access that safety net in retirement. We talk to Shannon Lee Simmons, a certified financial planner and the founder of the New School of Finance; Dr. Samir Sinha, one of the authors of the study and director of geriatrics at Sinai Health and the University Health Network in Toronto; and Réjean Hébert, a professor in the School of Public Health at the University of Montreal and the health minister of Quebec from 2012 to 2014.

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