Paul Martin to Serve as Special Advisor to Minister of Finance regarding pensions

TORONTO, Jan. 23, 2014 /CNW/ - The Police Association of Ontario commends Premier Kathleen Wynne regarding her announcement that the Right Honourable Paul Martin will be serving as Special Advisor to the Minister of Finance to create a made-in-Ontario solution to enhance retirement security for the people of Ontario.

The Police Association of Ontario strongly believes that all hardworking Ontarians deserve to retire with dignity and financial security.  Ensuring reasonable retirement income for Ontarians is not simply reasonable and fair but it is sound financial policy, which can only strengthen the economy as people move into retirement retaining the ability to contribute to the economy as they did while working.

The Police Association of Ontario (PAO) was founded in 1933 and is the official voice and representative body for Ontario's frontline police personnel. Our membership consists of over 18,000 police and civilian members from municipal police associations.

The Police Association of Ontario promotes the mutual interests of Ontario's frontline police personnel in order to uphold the honour of the police profession and elevate the standards of police services.

SOURCE: Police Association of Ontario

Dan Axford, Acting President, 519-494-2574