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CARP supports increase to GIS and reversal of OAS eligibility age announced by Thomas Mulcair in Toronto

August 25, 2015

Click here to read "Tom Mulcair promises to boost guaranteed income supplement for seniors" by Susana Mas - CBC News ...

FOCUS: The struggles of being a senior in Surrey

August 7, 2014

Surrey unveils new seniors strategy, works to make city more age-friendly SURREY — A senior walked into the Surrey ...

New OECD Report Reveals that the Status Quo is No Longer Sufficient to Prevent Poverty Among Seniors

December 6, 2013

Opponents of CPP enhancement have spent that past five years denying that there’s a retirement savings crisis in ...

Ignore the scare tactics: Canadians can afford retirement

September 6, 2013

There is a growing debate concerning the adequacy of Canada’s pension system to meet the challenge of the impending ...

Chapters in the News: Seniors facing more and more debt

September 6, 2013

On August 27th 2013, CBC Radio Noon invited CARP Avalon Chapter Chair Edgar Williams to discuss the issue of seniors ...

Elizabeth May Editorial for the Hill Times

May 17, 2013

Being old is not what it used to be The CPP is sustainable and reliable, but it is time to review whether RRSP is ...

CARP Analysis of Ontario Budget 2013

May 3, 2013

May 3rd, 2013: The Ontario government released the 2013 provincial budget yesterday and CARP staff was at the ...

NDP will support a GIS Increase and a Reversal of the OAS Age Eligibility Increase

April 19, 2013

April 14th, 2013: The NDP  just wrapped up its National Convention in Montreal held at the majestic Palais du ...