December 11th, 2013: On the occasion of a meeting between CARP’s head of Advocacy, CARP Chapter Chairs, Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne, Minister Charles Sousa and Minister Mario Sergio, CARP put out a new call for CPP enhancement. CARP issued an open letter calling on all the Federal, Provincial and Territorial governments to strengthen the retirement income system in Canada by implementing a modest, phased-in enhancement to the Canada Pension Plan benefits for all Canadians.
The letter was signed by Susan Eng, CARP’s VP of Avocacy as well as Montreal Chapter Chair Lee Royko, Edmonton Chapter Chair Bernice Rempel, Bill VanGorder for the CARP Nova Scotia Chapter and White Rock-Surrey Chapter Chair Ramona Kaptyn.