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On January 27, 2012, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said:
“We have already taken steps to limit the growth of our health care spending over that period. We must do the same for our retirement income system. Fortunately, the centerpiece of that system, the Canada Pension Plan, is fully funded, … Read more
Find Savings Elsewhere – No need to attack OAS
February 2, 2012 -The Prime Minister should calm fears that a major pillar of our social safety net will be attacked. His announcement in Davos that he’s looking for savings that will make our retirement system sustainable has sparked panic that the government might raise the age of eligibility for Old Age Security. It is a surprising turn of … Read more
Federal Budget 2012: CARP members supporting NDP, not Tories
May 11, 2012 Les Whittington Reprinted from Toronto Star. Susan Eng, vice-president of advocacy for CARP, says its members have traditionally leaned toward the Conservatives. OTTAWA—CARP, the national seniors group, says for the first time in four years its members are expressing more support for the federal New Democrats than Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s Conservatives. An internal poll of 2,600 … Read more
CARP Members, Take Action! Let MPs Hear from You
Use CARP E-Voice to let your members of Parliament know what you think. Thanks to the nearly 4,000 of you who have already filled in our CARP Poll™. But our MPs need to hear from you directly! Many of you have responded and emailed your MPs to call for splitting up the Omnibus Bill or to oppose the changes to … Read more
Political Gamechanger: Omnibus Bill shakes loose CARP support
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 10, 2012 Political Gamechanger: Omnibus Bill shakes loose CARP support and puts NDP in the lead for the first time in four years of CARP Polls™ Toronto, ON: CARP members want the Omnibus Bill split and say that the government’s refusal to do so will cost it the support that CARP members have traditionally given to … Read more
Bill C-38 – Legislative Process Schedule
The Conservative government has been acting fast in trying to approve Bill C-38. Last week, on Thursday May 3rd 2012, the government announced that it will limit second reading debate to only six more days and is expecting that the bill will pass quickly. The following illustrates the timing of events and the expected process as the bill passes through … Read more
Tories considering splitting omnibus budget bill into five pieces after opposition outrage: NDP
This article was published by The National Post on May 8th 2012. To see this article and other related articles on The National Post website, please click here OTTAWA — The Harper government seems to be having second thoughts about the wisdom of lumping major changes to dozens of statutes into one massive budget bill. NDP House leader Nathan Cullen says … Read more
Why the change Prime Minister Harper?
May 9, 2012 – Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his Conservative Government are declining to split the omnibus Bill C-38 into it’s constituent parts, including changes to OAS, which would allow for further debate. Instead, the government is adamant that the bill is in the best interest of Canadians. However, this was not his position 18 years ago when faced … Read more
On the Record: MP’s Comments on Government Plans to Rush OAS Changes
May 10, 2012 – Bill C-38, the omnibus budgetary Bill, is being rushed through Parliament with limited debate. Like CARP, many Opposition MPs have voiced concern over the limited time given by the Government to debate the OAS changes before they’re enshrined in law. To give our readers a glimpse into the issue from the floor of the House of … Read more
OAS change set to become law unless government can be convinced to slow down and at least discuss it –heed advice from the PM –in his own words
Draft legislation to raise the eligibility age for Old Age Security is part of the Omnibus Budget Implementation Bill C-38 speeding through Parliament this week. On Monday, May 14th, Parliament will vote on whether to give it Second Reading and send it to Committee. At that point, the overall thrust of the provision cannot really be changed in Committee. Nonetheless, … Read more
New OAS eligibility is plenty to CARP about
This article was published by Advisor.ca on May 8th 2012. To see this article and other related articles on the Advisor.ca website, please click here The Canadian Association of Retired Persons (CARP) is leading the pushback efforts against the federal government’s decision to raise the OAS eligibility age from 65 years to 67 years. In an open letter to MPs, CARP … Read more
Member Comments on the Omnibus bill and the OAS
CARP was copied on a letter from Walter Kelm, a distinguished lifetime CARP member award recipent, retired government economist and author of “CARP’s Kelm Papers” – a series written in 2004 to calculate the effect that baby boomers would have on Canadian pensions. Based on his extensive research, Mr. Kelm wrote a letter to Diane Finley, Minister of Human Resources … Read more