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Source: Chronicle Herald   February 2, 2012 -The Prime Minister should calm fears that a major pillar of our...
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On January 27, 2012, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said: “We have already taken steps to limit the growth of our...
Canadian Healthcare
- CARP proposes an Alternate Vision- Get to Work on Pharmacare, National Home Care and Age-Friendly Health Care Just...
Female Cardinal Bird
Great Canadian Backyard Bird Count February 17-20, 2012 www.birdcount.ca CARP is once again supporting the annual Great...

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ADVOCACY
Harper Thumbs Up
2005: Stephen Harper is a champion that will defend public pensions and erosion In 2005 when Harper campaigned against Paul Martin’s Liberals he promised to defend seniors’ public pensions - no cut them back... In a speech to... read more »
BENEFITS
Sign up for free meal plans, free exercise plans, free vitamin plans and much more. CARP Members can get up to 15% off vitamins and nutritional supplements! Truestar Health is the world's leading healthy lifestyle website and... read more »
COMMUNITY
Survey
Do you provide non-medical care for someone 65+? CARP and SERC need your input for an important survey. Dear CARP Member, CARP is working with the Sheridan Elder Research Centre (SERC) at Sheridan College in Oakville, Ontario.  SERC... read more »

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This article was published by the Globe and Mail  on February 6th 2012.  To see this article and other related articles on the Globe and Mail website, please click here. Faced with an aging population that the Prime Minister claims... read more »
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On January 29th 2012, Susan Eng was invited to provide expert testimony on the Harper Government's controversial new plan to transform OAS.  In this video she discusses the implications of such a change with host Tom Clark and Carlton... read more »
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This article was published by Straight Goods News on January 31st 2012.  To see this article and other related articles on the Straight Goods News website, please click here. by Ish Theilheimer On May 2 last year, nearly four in... read more »
Downton Abbey
Our colleagues at ZoomerMedia are pleased to let you know that the enormously popular and Emmy Award-winning television series Downton Abbey will be broadcast on Vision TV starting 22 February.  It has become the most successful British... read more »
People in Airport
Worried about that trip south, or further afield? Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada updates it's website with important information for Canadians traveling or living abroad. News headlines from hotspots around the... read more »
On January 26th 2012, CARP Surrey/Whiteroc's April Lewis appeared on CBC News to discuss why some people are willingly working longer nowadays.  Click here to see the video... read more »
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This article was published by iPolitics.ca  on February 1st 2012.  To see this article and other related articles on the iPolitics website, please click here. Research prepared for the federal government shows that the old-age... read more »
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This article was published by iPolitics.ca on February 3rd 2012.  To see this article and other related articles on the iPolitics website, please click here. First some background, then we’ll catch you up to date. While in... read more »
Egg Labelled Retirement
This article was published by The Financial Post on February 4th 2012.  To see this article and other related articles on the Financial Post's website, please click here.   A decade and a half after a Liberal government... read more »
Conservative leader and Canada's PM Harper shakes hands with supporter during a campaign rally in St. Catharines
This article was published by Maclean's on February 6th 2012.  To see this article and other related articles on Maclean's website, please click here. Among Stephen Harper’s defining political traits, his standout skill has long been... read more »