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Provinces threatening to veto CPP increase at Finance Ministers’ meeting should reconsider

December 21, 2015

December 21, 2015 Provinces threatening to veto CPP increase at Finance Ministers’ meeting should reconsider: ...

Tragedy at L’Isle Verte: One Year After the Horrific Nursing Home Fire that Claimed 32 Lives, Still no Action

December 24, 2014

Almost a year has passed since the fire tragedy at the Résidence du Havre nursing home in L’Isle-Verte, Quebec, ...

Roadmap to a Rational Pharmacare Policy in Canada

October 6, 2014

The consensus supporting universal pharmacare has expanded, yet government action has been minimal in addressing the ...

CARP and the CMA Host Roundtable During Council of the Federation meeting in Charlottetown, PEI

September 11, 2014

CARP recently visited Charlottetown, PEI to raise seniors health care as a priority in parallel to the Premiers Council ...

Stop the Presses: Ontario Announces the Creation of a New Retirement Pension Plan

May 2, 2014

Other Provinces may Join in the Plan to Give it National Significance  May 2, 2014: The Ontario government ...

Susan Eng will be a Panelist at this Ontario's Senior Strategy Event, November 26th in Toronto

November 15, 2013

Ontario’s Seniors Strategy: Retooling an Aging Ontario WHEN November 26th, 2013 12:00p.m. to ...

Pension Reform Timeline: 2008 – Present

November 15, 2013

CARP has been advocating for pension reform since 2008, starting with a call for a national pension summit and for a ...

The Globe Debate, Point: ‘Big CPP’ at the young’s expense

November 15, 2013

Chronically low investment returns on inadequate saving are making more Canadians worry about retirement. Fair enough ...

The Globe Debate, Counterpoint: Ignore the ‘job-killing’ mantra. It’s time to expand CPP benefits

November 15, 2013

Finance Minister Jim Flaherty thinks that expanding Canada Pension Plan benefits might be a good idea, but just not ...

Ontario ready to act if Ottawa stalls on Canada Pension Plan

November 15, 2013

Ontario Finance Minister Charles Sousa says Ottawa is showing a lack of leadership and courage in its reluctance to ...