CARP in the News
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
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
NDP wants ‘Trojan horse’ omnibus bill split up
This article was published by CTV News on May 7th 2012. To see this article and other related articles on CTV News website, please click here The New Democrats are asking the Conservative government to split its omnibus bill into several pieces of legislation so that proposed changes to environmental and natural resource laws can be scrutinized. The Conservatives have … Read more
CARP launches its Etobicoke Chapter
This article was published by InsideToronto.com on April 20th 2012. To see this article and other related articles on InsideToronto.com, please click here Znaimer welcomes ideas on spreading membership to immigrant communities CARP has come to Etobicoke. The national, non-partisan, non-profit organization committed to advocating a new vision of aging launched its 43rd chapter in Etobicoke at an event on Wednesday, … Read more
Halifax: Wait for long-term beds ‘unacceptable’
This article was published by The Cape Breton Post on April 29th 2012. To see this article and other related articles on The Cape Breton Post website, please click here HALIFAX — The waiting list for long-term care beds in Nova Scotia is as long as it’s ever been and the Tories are saying it’s because the NDP has not followed … Read more
Susan Eng Returns to CBC’s Power and Politics; Explains the Impact the OAS Changes will Have on Younger Canadians
April 5th 2012: CARP VP of Advocacy Susan Eng was on CBC’s Power and Politics again this week to explain CARP’s position on the OAS changes. Susan explained that even though most CARP members won’t be affected by the changes they still oppose them because they believe that the next generation of Canadians should also have a retirement income safety … Read more
Old Age Security changes to have far-reaching effects
This article was published by Vancouver Sun on April 5th, 2012. To see this article and other related articles on The Vancouver Sun website, please click here Seniors in low-income bracket may need to turn to welfare, experts say It’s unlikely changes to Old Age Security announced in the recent federal budget will convince anyone to work longer, experts say, … Read more
Well-pensioned MPs won’t have to worry about OAS age change to 67
This article was published by The Lethbridge Herald on April 15th 2012. To see this article and other related articles on The The Lethbridge Herald website, please click here The big change Canadians were fearing was indeed part of the federal budget unveiled last Thursday — the eligibility age for Old Age Security is going to be raised to 67. … Read more
Tories didn’t temper costly policies
This article was published by The Guelph Mercury on March 31st 2012. To see this article and other related articles on The Guelph Mercury website, please click here With the 2012 federal budget, dubbed “Economic Action Plan 2012,” we can finally put to bed the notion that Stephen Harper’s Conservatives are prudent fiscal managers. They’re not. With this budget, Finance Minister … Read more
Budget a downer for seniors
This article was published by Advisor.ca on March 29th 2012. To see this article and other related articles on Advisor.ca website, please click here Aside from his $110 brogues, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty’s budget had little that was new for the nation’s senior population. Even the push back of the age of eligibility for OAS from 65 to 67, which comes … Read more
