Canadian Forces Superannuation Benefits Reduction
This may interest some of you and if it does an e-mail to Mr. Stoffer might be in order don't forget to add your phone number and name. Peter Stoffer,M.P. Sackville-Eastern Shore 51 Cobequid Road Lower Sackville, N.S. B4C 2N1 February 21,2005 Dear Sir: Subject: Canadian Forces Superannuation Benefits-Reduction at Age 65 This letter is written specifically to seek your support with regards to terminating the reduction formula that is applied to retired Canadian Forces members receiving a Superannuation at age 65. On Jan 1, 1966 The Canadian Pension Plan was introduced. Unfortunately Members of the Canadian Forces were not given any choices of participation with regards to the reduction format applied at age 65. The large surplus the Canada Pension Plan has accumulated certainly indicates that premiums, with proper investment are sufficient to maintain the plan pay out policy. Compared to other Government Agencies, Military personnel are not compensated for extra hours of employment to satisfy daily Military requirements. Military Operational requirements often leads to extended family separation and crushes the member=s opportunity of additional employment that creates extra funds for their family. Upon retirement our members are faced with uncontrollable amount of increases. Annual cost, such as increase of taxes on our homes, heating oil, electricity, gasoline and food continues to increase faster than our indexing revenues. At age 65 retired members of the Canadian Forces deserve an exemption to the claw back procedures that are being applied to our Superannuation. When we arrive in our Golden Years, we should be given the financial dignity of enjoying our remaining years of family life to the fullest. I submit this request for your continual and full support of Veterans. While celebrating the year of the Veterans, it would be a unique and most appropriate time for the Government of Canada to acknowledge the special and most valuable services Veterans continue to provide to our great Country by terminating this unfair claw back to our pensions. Give us the opportunity to live our remaining Golden Years with financial dignity. Respectfully yours, John H. Labelle 864-2456
florencejohn@ns.sympatico.ca Past and present members of the Canadian forces April 29, 2005 Dear friends; Subject: Claw back to the Canadian Forces Superannuation annuity at age 65
1. Initiatives are being attempted to terminate the claw back procedures that are being applied to our CFS pension at age 65. This situation applies to all Canadian Forces personnel who are receiving a Military Annuity. This position will also apply to all serving members when they retire and receive an annuity.
2. Please read all enclosures carefully. As per the enclosed attachment we have received the support of Mr. Peter Stoffer, M.P. NDP Member of Parliament. Now the Torch is passed on to us. You can assist by responding to the following information ASAP. A. Preferably send an e-mail with your telephone number to Mr. Peter Stoffer, M.P. by adding your name to the list stating that you fully support all initiatives that are being attempted in order to terminate the claw back procedures that are being applied to our CFS pension at age 65. E-mail:
stoffp1@parl.gc.ca B. We further request that you forward this e-mail with all attachments to all your Military friends. Together we must distribute this initiative to all retired and serving Military personnel across Canada. It is important that we demonstrate solidarity.
3. The Leadership and Support of Senior Officers is requested. We are attempting to get other organizations to support us. Remember that we can only succeed if all members support this initiative. Numbers on the nominal list is what counts.
4. My pension reduction at age 65 was 480.56 per month. What will your deduction be at age 65??? Thank you friends God Speed John H. Labelle CPO1 (ret) E-mail:
Florencejohn@ns.sympatico.ca I must apologize I can't get the letter from Mr Stoffer to copy it is written in pdf format and I can't copy it. If you wish I will e-mail the contents to anyone who requests it. In brief it states that he will be bring this matter to the attention of parliament in the fall a e-mail to Mr. Stoffer at
stoffp1@parl.gc.ca should get you the information you require. I hope this information will be of some interest to the group Thanks
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