Description

This assignment gives you an opportunity to read, summarize, and analyze material to be presented in a short report. Specifically, you are asked to read the five assigned articles on the Canadian Pension Plan (CPP) and make notes on the pros and cons of pension adoption discussed in each article.

Then, you will use your notes to create a short semi-formal report in which you briefly discuss the topic, evaluate the pro and con arguments, and provide recommendations.

Use APA 7th Edition for this assignment.

Your report should be 3-5 pages double-spaced, not including title page and References list.

Instructions 1. Read the following five articles:

i. CPP premium jump will push some to the brink,

ii. January 1 CPP hikes to hit employers' payroll budgets, cut take-home wages for workers; CPP premiums to rise by up to 9.3 per cent in 2021

iii. The CPP premium hike for 2021 looks bad, but it will do a lot of good: The reason we have the CPP is to provide a reliable base of retirement income for people who may, for reasons like the pandemic, not be able to save enough for retirement on their own

iv. Expanding CPP most effective means of pension reform: report

v. Five Myths Behind the Push to Expand the Canada Pension Plan

2. Prepare a short report that includes these three parts:

Title Page (APA style 7th edition) with intext citation

Part 1: Introduction

i) Summarize briefly the issue discussed in the articles

ii) Include the different points of view presented by the authors

Part 2: Body

i) Evaluate the pro-and con-arguments for CPP implementation presented by the authors. Consider:

a. the evidence and rationale

b. any gaps or unanswered questions

c. the organization and format (highlighting techniques, visuals)

Part 3: Recommendations

i) Recommend which policies the Canadian government should implement based on the information from the articles

ii) Recommend areas for further

research References List (APA style 7th edition)